“Kiki never do the same thing for three days in a row – never, never, never!”

évanouissement maintenant!
(SWOON NOW!)

In the bohemian and brilliant Montparnasse of the 1920s, Kiki escaped poverty to become one of the most charismatic figures of the avant-garde years between the wars.

Partner to Man Ray, she would be immortalised by Kisling, Foujita, Per Krohg, Calder, Utrillo and Léger.

The muse of a generation, she was one of the first emancipated women of the 20th century, making her mark with her freedom of style, word and thought learned from the school of life. 

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PRAISE FOR KIKI DE MONTPARNASSE
“Catel and Bocquet paint a passionate and tender
portrait of the woman who became the companion to
Foujita and Man Ray, and a friend to Modigliani
Duchamp, Cocteau, Desnos and Aragon”

– Le Figaro

“An intoxicating recreation of an extraordinary

icon of Twenties Paris”

– Paul Gravett

People’s Choice Award – First Prize – Angouleme Festival 2008 

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This is the first time that this multi-award-winning graphic
novel has been published in English

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KIKI’s author, José-Louis Bocquet, began his career as a
comics scriptwriter for the famous sci-fi and horror magazine,
Métal Hurlant published by French comics legend, Moebius

José-Louis lives and works in Paris. Aside from comic
albums, he is the author of eight novels and many literary
monographs

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 KIKI’s artist, Catel (Catherine) Muller, lives and works in Paris. 

She is a renowned illustrator of graphic novels and comic strips.

Before winning awards for KIKI, Catel won the prestigious People’s Choice Prize (2005) at Angoulême festival: Europe’s largest comics festival.

Heroines (ie Kiki, Piaf, Dolor) are a
constant feature of Catel’s work

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 Black & White / 416pp paperback / £15 
Published by SelfMadeHero