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Book

Maria M.

Call Number

  • GRAPHIC NOVEL HERN (CEN)

Publication Information

Seattle, WA : Fantagraphics Books, [2019]

Physical Description

231 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 22 cm

Summary

"A brutal, original graphic novel crime noir from comics legend Gilbert Hernandez (Love and Rockets). Femme fatale Maria M.'s life south of the border is a sordid cacophony of sex, drugs, and power. She emigrates to America in search of a better life, only to find that it takes more than a change of scenery to break the cycle of violence..."--Page [4] of cover.

Notes

"Based on a true story."

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