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Ulli Lust

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Ulli Lust

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
Vienna, Austria
Nationality
Austrian
Languages
German
Residence History
Vienna (birthplace) → Berlin (residence) → Hannover (work)

Career

Occupations
cartoonist, graphic novelist, illustrator, university professor
Active Years
1990-

Awards

Ignatz Award (Best Graphic Novel)
2013
Work: Today is the Last Day of the Rest of Your Life
Category: Best Graphic Novel
Organization: Small Press Expo (Ignatz Awards)
Result: winner
LA Times Book Prize (Graphic Novel)
2013
Work: Today is the Last Day of the Rest of Your Life
Category: Graphic Novels
Organization: Los Angeles Times
Result: winner
Eisner Award (Best Reality-Based Work)
2014
Work: Today is the Last Day of the Rest of Your Life
Category: Best Reality-Based Work
Organization: Eisner Awards committee
Result: nominated

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Fashionvictims, Trendverächter: Picture Columns and Mini-Reports from Berlin

2008 comics/essays

A collection of short columns and mini-reports set in Berlin, mixing satire and keen observation.

urban lifesatireobservation

Today is the Last Day of the Rest of Your Life

2009 graphic novel (autobiographical memoir)

An autobiographical graphic novel candidly depicting a young woman's travels, coming-of-age, sexual awakening and friendships. Originally published in German and translated into multiple languages.

coming-of-agetravelfemale perspectivememory
Translations
  • English translation (Fantagraphics Books, 2013)

Flughunde (English: Voices in the Dark)

2013 graphic novel (adaptation of a novel)

Lust's graphic adaptation of Marcel Beyer's novel 'Flughunde', a fictional account centred on one of Joseph Goebbels' daughters during World War II.

historical fictionmemory and familyimpact of war
Adaptations
  • [graphic novel (novel adaptation)] Voices in the Dark (2013)
Translations
  • English edition (Voices in the Dark, New York Review Comics, 2017)

How I Tried to Be a Good Person

2019 graphic novel

A recent work addressing personal experiences and ethical questions, reflecting on everyday life and the self from Lust's perspective.

personal reflectionethicseveryday life

Bibliography

  • Fashionvictims, Trendverächter: Picture Columns and Mini-Reports from Berlin (2008)
  • Today is the Last Day of the Rest of Your Life (2009)
  • Flughunde (2013) / Voices in the Dark (English edition 2017)
  • How I Tried to Be a Good Person (2019)

Adaptations

  • Graphic adaptation of Marcel Beyer's novel 'Flughunde' (Voices in the Dark)

Translations of Works

  • Heute ist der letzte Tag vom Rest deines Lebens → Today is the Last Day of the Rest of Your Life (English, 2013)
  • Flughunde → Voices in the Dark (English, 2017)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
candid, visceral autobiographical expressiondocumentary-style depiction and detailed observationsubtle emotional portrayal
Recurring Motifs
travelgrowth and self-discoverymemory and traumafemale perspective and experience

Legacy

Ulli Lust is a contemporary cartoonist and graphic novelist known for candid autobiographical work and historical adaptations. She gained international recognition for 'Today is the Last Day of the Rest of Your Life' and contributes to the comics community as an educator.

Trivia

  • Many of her books have been published in German, Dutch, French, Swedish, Italian, Spanish and English.
  • Holds a professorship at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Hannover.
  • 'Today is the Last Day of the Rest of Your Life' won the Ignatz Award and the LA Times Book Prize in 2013 and was nominated for an Eisner Award in 2014.