Oscar și tanti Roz banda desenata

Ten-year-old Oscar faces an illness that has no cure. At the hospital, he meets Tanti Roz, an older nurse. She tells stories and helps him cope with his anger. She urges him to write to God to ease his loneliness. On a summer evening, she reads his letters again, recalling their bond.

With her help, Oscar imagines each day as ten years. He lives through the stages of a lifetime in this way. Joy and grief shape his brief journey. The story explores the worth of life and the limits of simple moral judgments. It also asks how an ending can bring a new start.

This graphic novel adapts Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt’s novel for readers of comics, including children. Vincent Zabus wrote the adaptation and dialogue. Valerie Vernay supplied the drawings and colour. Elena Ciocoiu translated the French text.

Schmitt was born in Lyon in 1960 and trained in philosophy. He earned his doctorate in 1986. His work spans plays, novels, short stories, essays and children’s books. His awards include the French Academy’s theatre prize for his body of work. His books have reached readers in more than 40 languages.