Papaya Salad François Vigneault a bookish French student

a bookish French student

—Donna Seaman

But also the story of a journey to a new country

we see a journey in understanding and misunderstanding

Nimona is a story of rescue

Papaya Salad François Vigneault a bookish French studentBy Elisa Macellari. Published by Dark Horse. Hardcover, 232 pages, Colour, 2020. The debut graphic novel from Thai Italian illustrator Elisa Macellari, Papaya Salad tells the story of her great uncle Sompong who found himself in Europe on military scholarship on the eve of World War II. A gentle and resolute man in love with books and languages, in search of his place in the world, Sompong chronicles his life during the war and falling for his wife,