Paracuellos Volume 1

"This memoir of growing up in the orphanages of Francisco Franco’s Spain bursts with insights into the nature of tyranny. Giménez’s acute moral sensitivity, needle-sharp characterizations and knack for narrative make Paracuellos comparable to such celebrated political comics as Maus and * Persepolis.* In these pages the bullies torture the other kids with the same vicious creativity the adults employ to torture everyone. The parallels with fascism are unflinching."