Diversion
Bernardo P. Carvalho & Ana Pessoa
- Original Title
- Desvio
- Published
- Planeta Tangerina, 2020
- Genre
- Graphic novels
- Pages
- 60
- Tags
- Ana Pessoa, Bernardo P. Carvalho, Desvio, Planeta Tangerina
Diversion
Bernardo P. Carvalho & Ana Pessoa
It’s summer. His parents are away on holidays. His friends too. His girlfriend asked him for a break.
Miguel has the whole house for himself. He watches TV, plays videogames, reads his drivers’ manual. It seems like the world is suspended in this Summer heat.
“My only wish is that nothing will happen; that everything remains as it is: the planet standing still with its gravitational law, its traffic rules.”
Where will this detour lead to? Riding along their usual track of great quality, the authors Ana Pessoa and Bernardo P. Carvalho have collaborated for the first time on this graphic novel.
Recommended for readers age 14 and up.
Books by Ana Pessoa
The Wildebeest and the Badger
O gnu e o texugo
by Ana Pessoa & Madalena Matoso
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The Karate Girl’s Red Notebook
O Caderno Vermelho da Rapariga Karateca
by Ana Pessoa & Bernardo P. Carvalho
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Mary John
Mary John
by Ana Pessoa & Bernardo P. Carvalho
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Here Is a Good Place
Aqui é um bom lugar
by Ana Pessoa & Joana Estrela
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Gnu & Badger – It’s Raining
O gnu e o texugo - Está a chover
by Ana Pessoa & Madalena Matoso
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Diversion
Desvio
by Bernardo P. Carvalho & Ana Pessoa
All books, Award winners, Graphic novels, Young adult
- Awards
- Winner — Best book by a Portuguese illustrator, at the Amadora BD Comics Awards (2020)
Selected — Top 10 best books of the year, by Expresso (2020)
Recommended — National Reading Plan (Portugal)
Nominated — Best National Script / Best National Publication for Commercial Distribution at the Bandas Desenhadas Awards (2020)
Winner — Best Portuguese Comic Book Revelation at Vinhetas d’Ouro 2020 (Portugal, 2021)
Nominated — Best Portuguese Album, Best Script in a Portuguese Album and Best Illustration in a Portuguese Album at Vinhetas d’Ouro 2020 (Portugal, 2021)