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Sophie Yanow

ソフィー・ヤノウ

Sofī Yanō

Aliases: Sophia Ondine Yanow

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1987-05-17 (Marin County, California)
Nationality
United States
Languages
English, French
Residence History
Marin County, California → Montreal, Quebec

Career

Occupations
Artist, Graphic novelist
Active Years
2011-2024
Affiliations
Colosse comics, La Maison de la Bande Dessinée
Memberships
Colosse

Awards

Eisner Award for Best Webcomic
2019
Work: The Contradictions
Category: Best Webcomic
Organization: Comic-Con International: San Diego
Result: won
Scott Moncrieff Prize
2019
Work: Pretending Is Lying (translation)
Category: Translation
Organization: Society of Authors
Result: won

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Contradictions

2020 Graphic novel

A fictionalized account of studying abroad in Paris.

Self-discoveryRomancePolitics

War of Streets and Houses

2013 Graphic novel

What Is a Glacier?

2017 Comic

In Situ

Journal comics

Collection of journal comics recording her transition to Montreal.

Bibliography

  • War of Streets and Houses
  • What Is a Glacier?
  • The Contradictions
  • In Situ

Translations by Author

  • Pretending Is Lying (trans. of Dominique Goblet)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Site-specificity in creative processJournal comics style

Legacy

Described as "a masterpiece" by Alison Bechdel.