Viken Berberian
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
In this visually groundbreaking graphic novel, a young man’s lofty ambitions collide with the chaos of Revolution.
Enter Yerevan, the capital of Armenia — a city in ruins. Wrecking balls swing wildly and cement trucks race through congested streets. Aspiring architect Frunz and his father, the renowned builder known as Mr. Cement, plan to level Yerevan’s historic landmarks and flood the city with Trumpian high-rises. But this plan outrages...
Author
Publisher
Fantagraphics Books
Pub. Date
May 2019.
Language
English
Description
In this graphic novel, more in love with the alluring properties of cement than he is with his girlfriend, Frunz's overriding ambition is to become the next legendary architect. If only life was that simple. His father, known as Mr. Cement, is a builder in bed with the autocrats who run Yerevan, the capital of post-Soviet Armenia. As father and son team up to transform the city into a post-modern mecca of Trumpian high-rises, outraged citizens rise...
