Sempe high and lows (Tapa dura)

The sixth collection of classic illustrations and cartoons by Sempé (b.1932) to be published by Phaidon.In Highs and Lows, Sempé deals with the contrasts, contradictions and absurdities of modern urban life.Originally published in France in 1970 and now available to an English-speaking audience for the first time.Sempe’s laconic, perfectly judged texts were translated by Anthea Bell, who helped bring Asterix the Gaul to the English-speaking world.Will appeal to cartoon connoisseurs and Francophiles as well as the general public.