Questo artista approfondisce la condizione umana attraverso la narrazione visiva, concentrandosi spesso su temi come lo sfollamento e la solidarietà. Il suo lavoro è caratterizzato da una cruda autenticità e da un profondo interesse per le sorti degli individui coinvolti in circostanze difficili. Attraverso le sue illustrazioni e graphic novel, cerca di catturare le complesse emozioni e le narrazioni invisibili di coloro che sono spesso trascurati dalla società. Il suo approccio artistico si basa sull'osservazione diretta e sulla rappresentazione empatica.
Diario di un soggiorno di quattro mesi a Cuba che racconta le contraddizioni di un paese attraverso le parole, i disegni, il fumetto. Un’appassionante immersione nella cultura di una città e di un’isola amate e odiate insieme, e che non hanno eguali al mondo.
Reinhard Kleist è forse il più originale autore di biografie a fumetti d’Europa. La sua storia di Johnny Cash, leggenda del country americano, è da quasi un decennio il testo di riferimento per capire il tormento dell’anima di uno dei più controversi artisti della musica del Ventesimo secolo. Questa nuova edizione BAO, riveduta e corretta, comprende un’appendice a colori con illustrazioni di Kleist ed è il modo perfetto per avvicinarsi alla figura dell’autore di Folsom Prison Blues.
Quando nel 2003 Alan Haft ha scoperto la vera storia del padre Hertzko, ha deciso di scriverne la biografia, per raccontare la storia di un sopravvissuto ai lager costretto a disputare incontri di boxe per divertire i gerarchi nazisti. Reinhard Kleist aggiunge umanità e profondità alla narrazione di Haft regalandoci una storia la cui durezza non riesce a intaccare la dignità dei suoi protagonisti.
An intoxicating portrait of boxer Emile Griffith, an African American bisexual athlete and one of the world's greatest fighters The American boxing champion Emile Griffith gained notoriety in 1962 when he brutally defeated the Cuban fighter Benny Paret. Ten days after the fight, Paret, who had directed a homophobic slur at Griffith during the weigh-in, died from his injuries. In Knock Out!, Reinhard Kleist draws a powerful, emotive portrait of a bisexual African American athlete who, facing racism and homophobia in 1960s America, found success in the world of boxing. It's the story of a fierce and ambitious fighter, and of a knockout blow that ended one life and changed a second forever.
Poland, 1941. Sixteen-year-old Harry Haft is sent to Auschwitz. When he is forced to fight against other inmates for the amusement of the SS officers, Haft shows extraordinary strength and courage, and a determination to survive. As the Soviet Army advances in April 1945, he makes a daring escape from the Nazis. After negotiating the turmoil of postwar Poland, Haft immigrates to the United States and establishes himself as a professional prizefighter, remaining undefeated until he faces heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano in 1949. In The Boxer, Reinhard Kleist reveals another side to the steely Harry Haft: a man struggling to escape the memories of the fiancée he left behind in Poland. This is a powerful and moving graphic novel about love and the will to survive.
Kleist employs a cast of characters drawn from Cave's music and writing to tell the story of a formidable artist and influencer. In graphic novel format, he paints a portrait of Cave's childhood in Australia, his early years fronting The Birthday Party, the sublime highs of his success with The Bad Seeds, and the crippling lows of his battle with heroin.
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The image of Samia Yusuf Omar running for last place at the 2008 Beijing Olympics will forever be imprinted in the minds of all who saw it: The lean Somalian, wearing knee-length leggings and a baggy T-shirt, came in seconds behind her competitors. What the cheering crowd couldn't know then was what it took to get there. An Olympic Dream follows Omar's second attempt to represent her country at the Olympics, this time in London. Reinhard Kleist pictures the athlete training in one of the most dangerous cities in the world; her passage through Sudan and into Libya; and her fateful attempt to reach Europe. By telling the story of one remarkable woman, Kleist gives voice to the thousands of migrants who risk their lives daily for a better future.
In October 1958, a young German journalist arrives in Havana, Cuba, and sets out to meet and interview Fidel Castro on behalf of a German newspaper. He finds himself in a country plunged into revolution. From the viewpoint of this young journalist, Kleist presents a detailed look at the life and politics of the Cuban 'Maximo Lider' Fidel Castro, from his childhood to the present day. Beautifully realised in Kleist's bold, striking style, Castro is a unique portrait of one of the most enduring and controversial figures in modern history.
In this graphic biography, Reinhard Kleist paints an expressive and enthralling portrait of the musician, novelist, poet and actor. It is, according to Nick Cave himself, "a complex, chilling and completely bizarre journey into Cave World". "Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: An Art Book" collects Kleist's moody and expressive portraits of the musician and his band, spanning thirty years of writing, recording and live performance. Kleist also returns us to Nick Cave's imaginative world with comic book reimaginings of "Deanna", "The Good Son" and "Stagger Lee". Filled with visual delights, this record-sized art book is a kaleidoscopic portrait of Nick Cave's wide-ranging career as a storyteller, musician and cultural icon