Ange, a war diary

Pascal Colletta

1916. Au coeur de la Grande Guerre, Ange est mobilisé. Il quitte Marie, sa promise, sa famille, son village… Et l’apocalypse s’abat sur lui. Entre mort et vie, terre et ciel, nuit et jour, il livre dans son journal son témoignage de paysan déraciné devenu soldat, son regard d’humain sur l’inhumain. Un récit ponctué par les mots de Marie, toute à l’espoir de son retour.
Pascal Colletta est enseignant, chercheur et correspondant à Nice-Matin. Michaël Crosa se définit comme un illustrateur paysan.

1916. At the heart of the Great War, Ange is mobilized. He leaves behind Marie, his beloved, his family, and his village…Apocalypse falls upon him. Between death and life, earth and sky, night and day, he delivers in his diary the testimony of an uprooted peasant who turned soldier overnight. A humane view on the inhuman. A story punctuated by Marie’s thoughts & letters.
An exceptional & moving storyline, a work of art. Perfect mix between the quality of the text and the illustrations.
Pascal Colletta is a teacher & researcher. Michaël Crosa a self-proclaimed peasant illustrator.