A graphic novel tries to capture Michel Foucault, in fragments rather than summary
"Foucault disparaît," by Paul Auer and Benoît Schupp, approaches the philosopher through testimony, quotations and interview excerpts instead of attempting a simplified account of his thought, according to Télérama.
A new graphic novel, "Foucault disparaît," takes on one of the harder subjects available to the form: the thought of Michel Foucault (1926-1984). Rather than try to compress his philosophy into a digestible narrative, authors Paul Auer and Benoît Schupp build the book out of testimonies, quotations and extracts from interviews, according to Télérama.
Télérama frames the project around a genuine difficulty: can a comic strip meaningfully convey the thinking of a major philosopher at all? The review describes the undertaking as no small task, and credits the authors with avoiding the trap of oversimplification by assembling a kind of chorus of voices and documents around Foucault rather than offering a single didactic account.
No further detail on the book's length, publisher or release date is given in the material available.
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