MARZI
Mariña Gándara Serantes 3º ESO, A. Nº 08.
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Bibliographies........................................2 Summary (Plot)......................................2 Summary (Characters)...........................3 Language and techniques......................4 Personal response..................................4 Bibliography.............................................5
MARZI Biographies The author Marzena Sowa. She was born in 1979 in Poland. She studied at two Universities; in Cracow and Bordeaux. Actually, she’s living in Brussels with her partner, Sylvain Savoia.
The illustrator Sylvain Savoia. He was born in 1969 in France. He studied in Brussels. He collaborated with a magazine called Zygus, with some stories.
Summary Plot Generally, this book talks about a little girl (Marzena), who lived during the polish war between 1984 and 1989. She explains her life day by day according to her point of reference with her family, her friends or her schoolmates.
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Main characters *Marzena Sowa. Usually called Marzi, she is the main character of this story. She is 10 years old. She’s very naughty, she doesn't like spiders and sometimes she doesn’t understand what’s going on around her. The “adult world” is so difficult for her. *Marzi’s mother. She’s apparently an old woman and she gets angry easily, specially with Marzena. She works at a dairy. *Monika, Ania and Magda. Marzi’s neighbours. They are sisters (possibly Monika is the oldest and Magda the younger; she’s a baby). Monika and Marzena are the same age more or less. She’s a strong girl (or she pretends it). *Andrzej and Ania. Marzi’s neighbours, they are brothers. Andrzej is the only littl e bo y in th e bu ildi ng an d An ia is always smiling. This comic really has a lot of minor characters in all episodes, like Marzi’s aunts, schoolmates, pets, etc.
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Language and techniques *Dobry karpit na udane swięta: I sell big cheap carps. *Kot: cat. *Toaleta: WC. *Rozmowa kontrolowana: Your conversation will be controlled.
Quotes • “Ella habla con todos sus animales [...]. Les cuenta qué les está dando de comer y que luego van a crecer y creceeeer hasta el cielo...Es ridículo...cuando como con ella, me dice lo mismo.” • “Mi padre discute con la gente de la fila. Deben de hablar de política, porque no entiendo nada.” • “Como si tuviera un cartel que dijera “Me voy a casa a encerrarme en el retrete”.” I love these phrases because I think I said them once when I was a kid. • “Ania siempre está riendo, sea de lo que sea. Le haces daño y se ríe.” It was a very funny quote for me. I had some friends like Ania, • “Preferiría evitar la guerra...¡Me da igual si la gente no me presta atención! Al fin y al cabo, un día seré adulta... For me, this is a lovely argument from the child who loves peace.
Personal response I bought this book because I liked the cover. I thought it was funny. When we arrived home, I started to read it, and I discovered the real Polish world a few years ago. Marzi’s life is quiet and beautiful, but difficult too, and that’s very interesting for me. If you can’t understand children’s innocence, maybe you can’t enjoy this book.
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Bibliography • Maciej Reputakowski “Wywiad z Marzeną Sową i Sylvainem Savoią”, Komiks Polter. <http://komiks.polter.pl/Wywiad-z-Marzena-Sowa-i-SylvainemSavoia-c13529> [25-2-2013] •
Wikipedia. <http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marzena_Sowa> [14-2-2013]
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Wikipedia. <http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvain_Savoia> [14-2-2013]
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