Dear fellow members, I want to share with you my autobiographical graphic novel REPLAY, which is being published in France by Delcourt this week.
It depicts Czernowitz in the period 1900-1914 -- the city of my grandfather, Adolph Mechner, until the outbreak of World War I sent him to the Russian front as a teenage conscript. After the war, he became a doctor and family man in Vienna, until the Anschluss of 1938 made the Mechners exiles again -- in Cuba, France, and finally New York. The third generation is my own, less life-or-death story as an American kid making video games in the 1980s and 90s (Prince of Persia), then moving to France with my own children in 2016, thus "replaying" our family's emigration from Europe in reverse. You can read details about REPLAY (and preview the first 25 pages) at my website: https://jordanmechner.com/replay The graphic novel is available from publisher Delcourt and French booksellers via the website links (or at your favorite local comic bookshop, for those in France). I hope the portrayal of Czernowitz, based on my grandfather's memoirs (and the photographic and historical references that our Edgar Hauster generously helped me gather), awakens good memories. The book was released yesterday. Here is an early review: https://france3-regions.blog.francetvinfo.fr/actu-bd-livrejeunesse/2023/04/19/replay-memoires-dune-famille-de-jordan-mechner-ou-quand-la-vie-nest-pas-un-toujours-jeu-video.html Jordan Mechner ******************************************************************************* This moderated discussion group is for information exchange on the subject of Czernowitz and Sadagora Jewish History and Genealogy. The opinions expressed in these posts are the opinions of the original poster only and not necessarily the opinions of the List Owner, the Webmaster or any other members or entities connected with this mailing list. The Czernowitz-L list has an associated web site at http://czernowitz.ehpes.com that includes a searchable archive of all messages posted to this list. Beginning in 2021, archived messages can be found at: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To send mail to the list, address it to <[email protected]>. To remove your address from this e-list follow the directions at https://it.cornell.edu/lyris/leave-e-lists-lyris To receive assistance for this e-list send an e-mail message to: [email protected] -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
