Serge Huo-Chao-Si (born 1968 in
La Réunion
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comic book creator
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Early life
Serge Huo-Chao-Si studied in Saint-Denis, Réunion and in
Lille
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, and graduated in
mechanical engineering
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from high school on his native island.
Huo-Chao-Si was among the founders of ''
Le Cri du Margouillat'' magazine, where he was one of the most active authors. As well as comics, he is also interested in contemporary art, painting, drawing, photography, with many exhibitions of his work have been shown in Réunion and metropolitan France.
Bibliography
Illustrations
* ''Votez Ubu colonial'', text by Emmanuel Genvrin, éd. Grand Océan 1994
Comics
With
Appollo
* ''
La Grippe coloniale, t1 : Le retour d'Ulysse'', éd. Vents d'Ouest 2003
* ''Dans les Hauts'' (collection), éd. Centre du monde 2001
* ''Cases en tôle'', éd.
Centre du Monde 1999
* ''La Guerre d'Izidine'', Académie de la Réunion/Union européenne, collection "Floraisons", 2006
Awards
''La Grippe coloniale'' won the
Prix de la critique
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from the
in 2003.
African wave: specificity and cosmopolitanism in African comics
''African Arts
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'', Summer 2007
Notes
References
Serge Huo-Chao-Si
at Lambiek's Comiclopedia
Serge Huo-Chao-Si
at Bedetheque
External links
Histoire de la Bande Dessinée à La Réunion
BD Zoom, December 26, 2008
People from Réunion
People of Chinese descent from Réunion
Living people
1968 births
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