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Igort

Born

in Cagliari, Italy

September 26, 1958

Website

https://www.igort.com

Genre

Comics, Graphic Novels

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Igort is an Italian illustrator, comic book artist, writer, publisher, film director and musician. He is considered a key figure in the development of European graphic novels.
Igor Tuveri was born in 1958 in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. At age 20 Tuveri moved to Bologne and started publishing comics with the pen name Igort. His early works appeared in 'Linus', a famous Italian comic magazine aimed at an adult readership, of which Igort himself will become editor-in-chief in the 2000's.
In the 80's Igort founded the independent magazines 'Il Pinguino' and 'Dolce Vita' with fellow cartoonists from the so-called 'Valvoline' collective. The collective included artists Daniele Brolli, Roberto Baldazzini, Lorenzo Mattotti, Giorgio Carpinteri, as wel Igort is an Italian illustrator, comic book artist, writer, publisher, film director and musician. He is considered a key figure in the development of European graphic novels.
Igor Tuveri was born in 1958 in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. At age 20 Tuveri moved to Bologne and started publishing comics with the pen name Igort. His early works appeared in 'Linus', a famous Italian comic magazine aimed at an adult readership, of which Igort himself will become editor-in-chief in the 2000's.
In the 80's Igort founded the independent magazines 'Il Pinguino' and 'Dolce Vita' with fellow cartoonists from the so-called 'Valvoline' collective. The collective included artists Daniele Brolli, Roberto Baldazzini, Lorenzo Mattotti, Giorgio Carpinteri, as well as American cartoonist Charles Burns. Igort's works from this period include Goodbye Baobab (1982), a story set in Japan in the 40s and co-created with Daniele Brolli, and Ishiki no kashi - Il letargo dei sentimenti (1984), a comic taking place in a futuristic version of Japan.
Igort is also one of the first Western authors to have worked in the Japanese manga industry, most notably with the series Yuri (1996) for Kōdansha.
In 2000, Igort founded his own publishing house, Coconino Press. The publisher played an important role in the development of the 'graphic novel movement' in Italy, releasing new works by national and international authors, as well as classic works by cartoonist like Jacques Tardi, Daniel Clowes, Adrian Tomine, Chris Ware, Will Eisner, and so on. In 2017 Igort left Coconino to found a new publishing house, called Oblomov Press.
Between 2008 and 2009, Igort travelled through the Ukraine, Russia and Siberia, carrying out research for the books Quaderni Ucraini (2010, Ukrainian Notebooks) and Quaderni Russi (2011, Russian Notebooks). Together with the two volumes of Quaderni Giapponesi (2015-2017, Japanese Notebooks), these form a trilogy of illustration travel notebooks.
In 2019, Igort directed the live action film adaptation of his most famous graphic novel, 5 is the Perfect Number (2002), starring actors Toni Servillo and Valeria Golino.
Besides drawing, writing, publishing and occasionally working in cinema, Igort has also been a life long musician. Since 2022 he hosts a Youtube Channel on the medium of comics, called 'lezionidifumetto·it'. ...more

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	Quaderni giapponesi. Un viaggio nell'impero dei segni 4.07 avg rating — 1,596 ratings — published 2015 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ukrainian and Russian Notebooks: Life and Death Under Soviet Rule by Igort, Jamie Richards (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 4.29 avg rating — 1,155 ratings — published 2010 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Quaderni ucraini. Memorie dai tempi dell'URSS 4.10 avg rating — 684 ratings — published 2010 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	5 Is the Perfect Number 3.75 avg rating — 647 ratings — published 2002 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Quaderni giapponesi. Il vagabondo del manga 4.33 avg rating — 527 ratings — published 2017 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Quaderni russi: La guerra dimenticata del Caucaso 4.17 avg rating — 530 ratings — published 2011 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How War Begins: Dispatches from the Ukrainian Invasion by Igort, Jamie Richards (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 4.05 avg rating — 382 ratings — published 2022 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Quaderni giapponesi. Moga, Mobo, Mostri 3.87 avg rating — 227 ratings — published 2020 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kokoro: Il suono nascosto delle cose 3.94 avg rating — 183 ratings — published 2019 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Generation 3.55 avg rating — 44 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Cuadernos de Igort (6 books)
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Quaderni giapponesi (3 books)
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Quaderni Ucraini (2 books)
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Baobab (3 books)
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alterlinus (5 books)
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3.72 avg rating — 47 ratings

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“Questo libro racconta l'inseguimento di un sogno, e la resa davanti all'evidenza che i sogni non li si può afferrare”
― Igort, Quaderni giapponesi. Un viaggio nell'impero dei segni

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“Dopo la caduta dell'URSS l'uso della parola compagno (tovarich) è venuto meno.
Dato che sarebbe maleducato dare del tu a qualcuno che non si conosce, è entrato nell'uso comune "muschina" (uomo) o "seshina" (donna). Se parli con qualcuno gli dici "donna, dove si trova quella strada?"
Questa bizzarria è vissuta in modo del tutto naturale, d'altronde tutto è convenzione - Galya mi spiega che la radice della parola MUSHIA è la stessa di MUJIK, contadino, in russo antico.”
― Igort

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“h. 17, si alza un venticello che fa fremere le viti. Il cielo è chiarissimo, lattiginoso.

Avrei voglia di chiedere tante cose alla gente di qui, ma poi ti rendi conto che a queste coordinate la vita si attraversa senza troppe parole. Rimangono solo i silenzi, e i sorrisi, e i piatti fumanti di borsh.”
― Igort

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The Ukrainian and Russian Notebooks: Life and Death Under Soviet Rule by Igort

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Paleo: The Complete Collection by Jim Lawson

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Feynman by Jim Ottaviani

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Escape to Gold Mountain: A Graphic History of the Chinese in North America by David H.T. Wong

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The 9/11 Report by Sid Jacobson

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