In Catch, Lamat R Hasan has written a review of First Hand, a graphic non-fiction book by Vidyun Sabhaney and Orijit Sen.
Below is a quote from Lamat’s piece:
“First Hand is an anthology of non-fiction graphic narratives – the first of its kind in India – that tells the stories of people whose voices have been lost in the drone of a 24-hour news cycle.
“It may be a comic but First Hand does not have any cape-clad superheroes or cackling super-villains, rather it shows these lives of real people and reflects on the extraordinary – often heart-breaking – circumstances of their lives; be it personal struggle, or social and political injustice,” reads a note from the publishers.
The project brings under its umbrella several writers, artists, reporters, activists, researchers, designers, anthropologists, academicians and filmmakers who help us look at reality which is “unfiltered and unfettered by the politics of mass media and governance”.
The range of stories is mind-boggling. From contemporary narratives to historical perspectives to the simple documentation of the extraordinary lives of ordinary people.”
Read the entire article here.
Image credit: Pixabay[author] [author_image timthumb=’on’]https://writingtipsoasis.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/hv1.jpg[/author_image] [author_info]Hiten Vyas is the Founder and Managing Editor of eBooks India. He is also a prolific eBook writer with over 25 titles to his name.[/author_info] [/author]