Joann Sfar

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born

in Nice, France

August 28, 1971

gender

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website

http://www.joann-sfar.com/

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Comics & Graphic Novels

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Joann Sfar (born August 28, 1971 in Nice) is a French comics artist, comic book creator, and film director.

Sfar is considered one of the most important artists of the new wave of Franco-Belgian comics. Many of his comics were published by L'Association which was founded in 1990 by Jean-Christophe Menu and six other artists. He also worked together with many of the new movement's main artists, e.g. David B. and Lewis Trondheim. The Donjon series which he created with Trondheim has a cult following in many countries.

Some of his comics are inspired by his Jewish heritage as the son of Jewish parents (an Ashkenazi mother and a Sephardic father). He himself says that there is Ashkenazi humor in his Professeur Bell series (loosely based on Joseph...more

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News from February 8th, 2012

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Did you notice it’s cold? According to some psychologist’s article I read in the newspaper, “the French population overreacts to unusual temperatures”. I can tell you he’s not from Nice! Well, how are you anyway? I’m fine. Hey, I read such a cute thing! A very well informed guy wrote in another newspaper that I was “from now on, a movie-oriented artist”, like “Sfar ain’t doing an...

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Joann Sfar's Books

Average rating: 3.95 · 10,693 ratings · 1,139 reviews · 156 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Rabbi's Cat by Joann Sfar, Alexis Siegel (Translator), Anjali Singh (Translator) 4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 2,217 ratings — published 2002 — 8 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le Petit Prince 4.18 of 5 stars 4.18 avg rating — 1,905 ratings — published 2008 — 18 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Professor's Daughter by Joann Sfar, Emmanuel Guibert 3.41 of 5 stars 3.41 avg rating — 1,051 ratings — published 1997 — 8 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vampire Loves (Grand Vampire, #1-4) 3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 515 ratings — published 2002 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Rabbi's Cat 2 4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 449 ratings — published 2002 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le Chat du Rabbin, Tome 1: La Bar Mitsva by Joann Sfar, Brigitte Findakly (Colorist) 3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 376 ratings — published 2002 — 8 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dungeon: Zenith - Vol. 1: Duck Heart by Joann Sfar, Lewis Trondheim 4.22 of 5 stars 4.22 avg rating — 235 ratings — published 1998	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Little Vampire 3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 239 ratings — published 2008	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Klezmer, Book One: Tales of the Wild East by Joann Sfar, Alexis Siegel (Translator) 3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 246 ratings — published 2006 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dungeon: Zenith - Vol. 2: The Barbarian Princess by Joann Sfar, Lewis Trondheim 4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 169 ratings — published 2000 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Joann Sfar

Le Chat du Rabbin (5 books)
by Joann Sfar, Brigitte Findakly (Colorist)
4.014964028776978 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 3,475 ratings

Grand Vampire (6 books)
by Joann Sfar
3.7425249169435215 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 602 ratings

Dungeon, Zenith (3 books)
by Joann Sfar, Lewis Trondheim
4.197002141327623 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 467 ratings

Petit Vampire (8 books)
by Joann Sfar
3.8321513002364065 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 423 ratings

Donjon Zénith (6 books)
by Joann Sfar, Lewis Trondheim, Boulet
4.2087227414330215 of 5 stars 4.21 avg rating — 321 ratings

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Quotes by Joann Sfar

“...by the time you've finished naming a thing, it has already changed and the name you gave it no longer defines it exactly...”
― Joann Sfar

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“I believe God loves those moments when we do without him.”
― Joann Sfar, Klezmer, Book One: Tales of the Wild East

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“You've been the rabbi here for thirty years and these guys who've never set foot here want to decide who should be rabbi or not. And to lead prayer in Hebrew for Jews who speak Arabic, they want you to write in French. So I say they're nuts.”
― Joann Sfar, The Rabbi's Cat

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