'Deogratias'. Dutch-language version.
Born in 1966 in Liège, Jean-Philippe Stassen started traveling at a young age. He traveled through Algeria, Senegal, Burkina Faso and Morocco, and his experiences have been an influence throughout his work. He was introduced to the magazine L'Écho des Savanes by Stéphane Colman when he was 17 years old. Stassen soon made his debut with the albums 'Bahama' and 'Bullwhite' at Albin Michel in 1988 and 1989, both written by Denis Lapière.
'Le Bar du Vieux Français'.
Stassen and Lapière continued their collaboration in the collection Aire Libre of Dupuis, where they created the diptych 'Le Bar du Vieux Français' in 1992. The story won several prizes. Stassen then wrote 'Louis le Portugais' on his own, another touching human tragedy, this time situated in Liège. He then changed the setting of this stories to Africa again, and created 'Thérèse'. This was followed by the masterpiece 'Déogratias' (2000), about the genocide in Rwanda, and 'Les Enfants' (2004).
Jean-Philippe Stassen was a strong influence on Jeroen Janssen.
'Deogratias'. Dutch-language version.