SANS NUAGE
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Publishing Company:
MILENA ASCIONE BOOKSAGENT
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Imprint:
PETIT PATAYO
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Format:
ONE SHOT
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Creator(s):
LOUISE LABORIE (AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR)
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Number of Pages:
92
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Cover price:
0 7.00
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Publication Date:
2020
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Age:
YOUNG ADULT, ADULT
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Fiction/Non-Fiction
FICTION
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Key words:
TECHNOLOGY, ADDICTION,
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Summary:
What would happen if, overnight, an entire country lost its internet? The effects of our all-digital world on our brains, exploring the delicate balance between technology and humanity.
Julie makes a colossal mistake: while snooping on quirky Jérôme’s computer, she accidentally stumbles onto the darknet and deletes the cloud. Oops. The world quickly grinds to a halt, and everyone fights for survival. There’s Gérard, the helpful and kind neighbour; Camille, cynical yet endearing; and Tom, who, without his backups, begins to lose his grip on reality. Now the fight for survival is on. Curiously, in this crippled world, Julie feels stronger than ever. Above all, she has to make sure that no one discovers her terrible secret.
In this thought-provoking story, internet is portrayed as our second brain. From sharing meals on social media to preserving our opinions, hobbies, and memories, every aspect of our lives is stored and tracked in data centers worldwide. In a world where nothing is forgotten, we lose the ability to choose, evolve, forgive, and craft our own narratives. With a blend of precision, imagination, and a stripped-down style, Louise Laborie delivers a masterfully simple yet profound tale that explores the power of forgetting.
Her very first illustrations featured at the 2018 Bologna Children’s Book Fair. Through the stories she tells, Louise Laborie reveals the hidden magic in all things, and how seemingly ordinary lives are, in fact, extraordinary. Cloudless is her first graphic novel to be published.
