{"product_id":"mafalda-isbn-9781962770453","title":"Mafalda","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"When wider American audiences meet Mafalda, they’ll find a girl who resembles Nancy, but whose antics are entirely her own.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBook Two of the celebrated comic finds Mafalda surfing waves, mediating between frenemies, and schooling teachers—for kids 8 and up, plus \u003ci\u003eCalvin and Hobbes\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePeanuts \u003c\/i\u003elovers of all ages.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs good a place as any to enter the madcap world of Mafalda and friends, Book Two of \u003ci\u003eMafalda\u003c\/i\u003e finds the gang up to new antics. Mafalda heads off on a beach vacation, where she meets a curious stranger: Miguelito, a mop-headed philosopher who happens to live right down the street back at home. Susanita, Manolito, and Felipe, meanwhile, continue to tussle over all manner of issues, romp around the neighborhood, and execute physical feats of great proportions (with the help of a bicycle and a space helmet, Felipe inaugurates the Argentinean Space Program). Only this time, Quino brings everyone together in an alien environment: elementary school.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFollowing the heels of a beloved Book One, Mafalda is back again with her precocious political incisiveness, gags, and hijinks. Mafalda notes the peculiar effects of consumerism and globalization, the ironies of sexism, and the injustices of poverty. Her clear-sighted antiwar beliefs will inspire a new generation of thinkers and activists. All the while readers (young and old) will fall in love with Quino's drawings which evoke the humor, irritation, ponderousness, and energy of childhood.\"A brand new collection of \u003ci\u003eMafalda\u003c\/i\u003e comics . . . if you were lucky enough to see the first \u003ci\u003eMafalda\u003c\/i\u003e then this will not disappoint. Our diminutive heroine is still yearning for democracy and hating soup.\" — Betsy Bird, \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal'\u003c\/i\u003es Fuse 8 Blog\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The strips are excellent, full of keen satirical observations, focused especially on the political and social situation in Argentina in the ‘60s and ‘70s . . . But this isn’t some didactic political cartoon that only exists in archetypes. \u003ci\u003eMafalda\u003c\/i\u003e is full of wacky, non-sequitur jokes and vibrant art.\" —James Folta, \u003ci\u003eLit Hub\u003c\/i\u003e's Favorite Books of 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Mafalda is a six-year-old genius. Imagine Lucy from the Peanuts gang if she were written by a Latin American Bill Waterson . . . [she] has the kind of humor that is very much geared toward young readers, but that adults will also find a lot of really unique and wonderful jokes in.\" —Timothy Otte, \u003ci\u003eMPR News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This laugh-out-loud collection of b\u0026amp;w 1960s comic strips . . . stars stout, curly-haired six-year-old Mafalda as she relays precocious sociopolitical observations about mid-century Latin American society à la Charles Schulz’s \u003ci\u003ePeanuts \u003c\/i\u003e. . . The assured comedic visual energy of the paneled strips fosters giggles and food for thought via coming-of-age themes that transcend time and place.\" —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Though her family was solidly middle class, Mafalda didn’t let that fool her into thinking that everything was fine in her unequal society. She was too sharp for that, too observant . . . She worries about the kinds of things that many parents want to protect their children from even noticing—poverty and war and repression . . . The expansive, bighearted politics of Quino’s strip feel out of step with this terrifying moment, but, then again, that may be precisely why now is the right time to return to its heroine.\" — Daniel Alarcón, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"The delightfully precocious Mafalda deserves prominent space on anyone's shelves . . . her quick-witted, bitingly sharp observations, created more than a half a century ago, prove even more relevant amid contemporary chaos. Once again, Mafalda and friends are ready for their well-deserved close-ups.\" —Terry Hong, \u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Mafalda is such a singular character and a singular world. There is so much depth, so many kinds of humor, to be found in this simple looking strip. Throughout the writing and researching of this article, I’ve kept \u003ci\u003eMafalda\u003c\/i\u003e on my desk and keep returning to it, flipping through it and reading strips at random. I have yet to get tired of it.\" —Alex Dueben, \u003ci\u003eLiterary Hub\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"When wider American audiences do meet Mafalda, they’ll find a girl who resembles Ernie Bushmiller’s iconic character Nancy, but whose antics are entirely her own. Mafalda reaches for outer space on a seltzer-fueled jetpack, and is open to all kinds of experience. Even if she’s unlikely to help Democrats and Republicans get along, her brand of innocent but opinionated curiosity could show the so-called adults in the room how to do better by future generations.\" —Benjamin P. Russell, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Simultaneously precocious and realistically childlike, [Mafalda] attempts to make sense of current events while embarking on flights of fancy. Speaking to universal childhood experiences while also offering pointed commentary on Argentina’s sociopolitical climate during the ’60s, this is a wise, wickedly funny work.\" —Mahnaz Dar, \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"This five-volume series gathers a collection of the comics translated into English by Frank Wynne, engaging new audiences with her wide-eyed curiosity, sassy retorts, and insatiable desire to understand the world . . . [Mafalda's] critiques of politicians, openness to the perspectives of others, and unwavering defense of human rights are universal—and especially timely.\" —Valentina Di Liscia, \u003ci\u003eHyperallergic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eMafalda\u003c\/i\u003e ran for less than ten years in Argentina (1964-1973), but in South America its eponymous protagonist is still revered both as a lovable cartoon character and as a symbol of resistance... This collection, the first of five volumes to be published in a new translation by Frank Wynne, reflects concerns both global and specific to Argentina in the 1960s and 1970s... Wynne captures nicely [\u003ci\u003eMafalda\u003c\/i\u003e's] spirit.\" —Miranda France, \u003ci\u003eTLS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"For many immigrants like me, Mafalda is more than a cartoon character. She’s a core memory, a mindset, a Latin American cultural icon. And in a country once again led by a president allergic to dissent, nuance, and the truth, what would Mafalda say to Trump? Whatever it might be, it would be sharp and right on time.\"—Marcela García, \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"The cartoon character Mafalda, with her massive round head, sixties bob, triangular dress, and black Mary Janes, appears innocent. But this inquisitive girl-against-the-world is no ingenue—Mafalda often fires off sharp, incisive, and cynical observations about the political world around her . . . When I was growing up in Argentina in the early aughts, in the middle of yet another political crisis, \u003ci\u003eMafalda\u003c\/i\u003e taught me how to think politically, even when I was too young for it. Children enjoy this—they appreciate it when you don’t underestimate their intelligence, and rise to the occasion as a result . . . In many ways, the intergenerational battle that \u003ci\u003eMafalda\u003c\/i\u003e represents still rings true, and is bound to educate nonconformist children in conformist times.\" —Julia Kornberg, \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Mafalda is a hero of our time.” —Umberto Eco\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Each Quino book is happiness.” —Gabriel García Márquez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Quino’s cartoons made sense of the absurd details of life and society. Each lesson is a wink of silent laughter turned to pure philosophy, social criticism, expressive gestures, and the most refined humor. What a great companion Malfalda has been.” —Ana Merino\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I can't imagine Mafalda except as the witty girl she was, is, and always will be. Comic characters have that privilege (like Peter Pan) of never aging.” —Roberto Fontanarrosa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The real Little Prince was Quino.” —Miguel Rep\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I don’t believe humor can alter anything. But sometimes it can be the little grain of sand that acts as a catalyst to change.” —Quino\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Mafalda\u003c\/i\u003e was a heady mixture of irony and sweet naivete. Filled with subtle references, thinly veiled political debates, and ellipses . . . Quino’s characters formed a community of belonging—a progressive, left-wing, and rebellious sensibility that readers around the world could identify with. Quino’s Mafalda thus became a contemporary myth, a way of giving meaning to modern social existence.” —Isabella Cosse, \u003ci\u003eJacobin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Although the concept of universalism has been sneered at for the past 40 years, evidence of its existence can be found in the pages of \u003ci\u003eMafalda\u003c\/i\u003e.\" — Tom Bowden, \u003ci\u003eBook Beat\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eMafalda\u003c\/i\u003e's blend of visual and verbal wit is sublime.\" — Peter Dabbene, \u003ci\u003eForeword Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Mafalda’s innocent questions still sting.\" —Dorian Lynskey, \u003ci\u003eAirmail\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Mafalda is feisty and fearless in her criticism of the Vietnam War, global politicians, her parents (her poor, poor parents), her friend Susanita’s lack of feminist ambitions, and humanity’s inability to make any kind of progress . . . a must-read for comics aficionados of any age.\" — \u003ci\u003eWords Without Borders\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Absolutely delightful . . . the real star of the show here is Mafalda’s sensibility.\" —Zack Quaintance, \u003ci\u003eComics Beat\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Unfortunately, the timing is great for American readers. Mafalda’s character-defining question to her father — 'Can you explain why humanity is a disaster?' — is one I ask myself every day as I read the news. If Quino, who died in 2020, were still alive and drawing \u003ci\u003eMafalda\u003c\/i\u003e, it seems fair to say Mafalda would be incensed.\" —Lily Meyer, \u003ci\u003eThe Dial\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuino (Joaquín Salvador Lavado Tejón)\u003c\/b\u003e was an Argentine cartoonist whose beloved \u003ci\u003eMafalda\u003c\/i\u003e comic strips were first published in 1964 and ran until 1973. Quino created the utterly original, inquisitive, intelligent, ironic, non-conformist Mafalda, whose greatest concerns are peace and human rights (one day, she plans to be a UN ambassador). The stories of his rebellious character have been translated into twenty-six languages and published in newspapers and magazines worldwide. Quino’s awards include the Cartoonist of the Year Award at the International Salon of Montreal (1982), two Konex Platinum Awards for Visual Arts-Graphic Humour (1982 and 1992), the Quevedos Latin American Prize for Graphic Humour (2000), and the Prince of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities (2014). Life-size statues of Mafalda dot park benches and gardens throughout Latin America.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTRANSLATOR INFO\u003c\/b\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrank Wynne\u003c\/b\u003e is literary translator from the French and Spanish whose authors include Virginie Despentes, Amin Maalouf, Patrick Modiano, Tomás González, Isabel Allende, Ahmadou Kourouma, and Michelle Houellebecq. He won the Scott Moncrieff prize in 2008 for \u003ci\u003eHoliday in a Coma \u0026amp; Love Lasts Three Years\u003c\/i\u003e and in 2016 for \u003ci\u003eHarraga\u003c\/i\u003e. He was awarded the Premio Valle Inclán for \u003ci\u003eKamchatka\u003c\/i\u003e in 2012 and again in 2014 for \u003ci\u003eThe Blue Hour\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2022, his translation of Alice Zeniter’s \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Losing\u003c\/i\u003e won the Dublin Literary Award.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTranslator’s website: https:\/\/www.terribleman.com\/","brand":"Elsewhere Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48532166967525,"sku":"NP9781962770453","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781962770453.jpg?v=1773182910","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/mafalda-isbn-9781962770453","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}