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A review by christajls
Kiki de Montparnasse by Catel, Jose-Luis Bocquet
4.0
The story of Kiki de Montparnasse is both an admirable and a tragic one.
The back of the book describes her as “one of the first emancipated women of the 20th century.” And the authors of this graphic novel, certainly make that case. But when all was said and done I found myself wondering if that was the most accurate description of the Queen de Montparnasse.
Kiki (born Alice Prin) is the definition of coming from nothing. Born an illegitimate child in a small French village, her mother ran off to Paris, leaving her to be raised by her very poor grandmother. She was a bit of a wild child – running unencumbered through the streets. But when she was twelve they could no longer afford the extra mouth and sent her off to Paris to live with her mother. Unable to live the way her distant mother wanted her to, she began to pursue her own unique lifestyle as model to some of the greatest artists of the early 20th century. And this is where the admirable part of her story kicks off.
To read the rest of this review check out Paris Month on Just a Lil Lost
The back of the book describes her as “one of the first emancipated women of the 20th century.” And the authors of this graphic novel, certainly make that case. But when all was said and done I found myself wondering if that was the most accurate description of the Queen de Montparnasse.
Kiki (born Alice Prin) is the definition of coming from nothing. Born an illegitimate child in a small French village, her mother ran off to Paris, leaving her to be raised by her very poor grandmother. She was a bit of a wild child – running unencumbered through the streets. But when she was twelve they could no longer afford the extra mouth and sent her off to Paris to live with her mother. Unable to live the way her distant mother wanted her to, she began to pursue her own unique lifestyle as model to some of the greatest artists of the early 20th century. And this is where the admirable part of her story kicks off.
To read the rest of this review check out Paris Month on Just a Lil Lost