Luba and Her Family

Gilbert Hernandez's sprawling family saga focuses on the United States, where newly immigrated Luba and her sisters, body-builder Petra and therapist/film star Fritz, find their families' and friends' lives becoming more and more intertwined. As the three sisters have "memories of sweet youth," the next generation finds the spotlight: Luba's adult daughter Doral s emcees the proceedings in her role as mischievous host of a children's TV show, while Petra's little girl, Venus, has adventures with her aunt Fritz and her best friend Yoshio. At her mother's urging, Venus also writes missives to her fierce, one-armed cousin Casimira, who's back in Palomar. In these stories -- never before collected together -- Venus tells it like it is

Author: Gilbert Hernandez
Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
Published: 07/19/2014
Pages: 228
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.19lbs
Size: 9.20h x 7.40w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9781606997536
ISBN10: 160699753X
BISAC Categories:
- Comics & Graphic Novels | Literary