Frédérik Peeters (; born 14 August 1974 in

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) is a contemporary Swiss

graphic novelist developed specialized terminology. Several attempts have been made to formalize and define the terminology of comics by authors such as Will Eisner, Scott McCloud, R. C. Harvey and Dylan Horrocks. Much of the terminology in English is under ...

Biography

Peeters received his bachelor of arts degree in visual communication from the École Supérieure d’Arts Appliqués in Geneva in 1995. Peeters currently lives with his partner Cati, her son, and their daughter in Geneva. His autobiographical graphic novel ''

Blue Pills ''Blue Pills'' (original title: ''Pilules Bleues'') is a 2001 Swiss-French autobiographical comic written and illustrated by Frederik Peeters. The comic tells the story of a man falling in love with an HIV-positive woman. The book won the 2001 ...

'' received the Polish Jury Prize at the

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, where it was also nominated for Best Book. ''Blue Pills'' also won the Premios La Cárcel de Papel in Spain for Best Foreign Comic. This is his first work to be translated into English. Other graphic novels include ''Pachyderme'' (nominated for the Grand Prix at the

2010), ''Lupus'', ''RG'', and ''Koma''. He has worked with documentary film-maker on an adaptation of Blue Pills for that medium. Subsequently, in 2010 the two collaborated on a science fiction graphic novel, available in English in 2011 as '' Sandcastle''. The novel was adapted into an

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film, '' Old''. He is also the author and illustrator of ''Aâma'', a science-fiction series released in four parts between March 2014, and September 2015.

References

External links

Interview in The Guardian

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