We are stardust, Tom. Nikos Gazidis is suffering from a strange psychiatric condition: he seems to have unwittingly crashed into the consciousness of his boss. Committed to an institution for the rich and unstable, Nikos is afflicted by the disturbing memories and violent emotions of a man who suffered from an abusive father and a neglectful mother. That man, Tom, feels nothing. But when Nikos s sister begins preventing Tom from sharing his memories with his colleague, things begin to change. Adapted from the acclaimed short story by one of the UK s most gifted writers, Stardust Nation is a funny and philosophical graphic novel about memory, empathy and how we are all connected.

Deborah Levy writes fiction, plays and poetry. Her novel Swimming Home was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, the Specsavers National Book Awards and the Jewish Quarterly Wingate Prize, while the title story from her collection Black Vodka: Ten Stories was shortlisted for the 2012 BBC International Short Story Award.

Andrzej Klimowski is a former Professor of Illustration at the Royal College of Art. His work has been exhibited internationally and collected by museums in Europe and the United States. Throughout an acclaimed career, he has designed film and theatre posters and has directed a number of short animated films. He has designed book covers for Penguin, Faber & Faber and Everyman Library, as well as contributing drawings to The Guardian. Some of his most memorable posters and book covers include ones for Jim Jarmusch, Harold Pinter and Milan Kundera. His other graphic novels include The Depository, The Secret, Horace Dorlan (V&A Illustration Award-winner 2007), The Master and Margarita and Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde.

Stardust Nation
Written by Deborah Levy
Illustrated by Andrzej Klimowski
Published by SelfMadeHero
Publication date: June 2016
ISBN: 978-1910593134
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