Switzerland
(French)
153
Salem-Marin, Anne (text)
Kroug, Simon (illus.)
La rumeur (The rumour)
Genève : Joie de Lire, 2003. – [26] p.
(Minidrame)
ISBN 2-88258-246-3
Rumour – Thieve
When people claim that Madame Malika’s bracelet was stolen in the Turkish
Bath, this rumour, which stems from nobody knows where and whom, spreads
incredibly fast and feeds on exaggerations as well as distortions. Out of thin
air, a description of the thief appears and becomes successively more
elaborate: A man in slippers ..., with a beard ..., a foreigner with European
clothes, tie, and striped trousers. And what if he is after the prince’s
treasure chamber, too? Following the well-known pattern of a rumour, the
illustrations, supported by a short explanatory text, successfully depict the
plot. The warm and light-hearted tone of the sepia-coloured illustrations
corresponds to both the atmosphere of the Arabian setting and the ongoing
talk’s ungraspable and ever-changing character. (6+) ¤