"Blue is a warm color" is a gentle, bittersweet graphic novel about the elusive, reckless magic of love, imbued with the energy of youth, rebellion and illuminated by eternal lust. Clementine is a typical high school girl with friends, family and even a boyfriend. When her best friend, who is openly gay, takes her to a gay bar, she falls for Emma, a confident blue-haired punk girl, and the encounter forces Clementine to discover a new self.
Jules Marot (using the pronoun "they"), who were only 19 years old when they started creating this comic, manages to convey the excitement, terror and obsession of young love - and show how widely teenagers swing from one extreme emotion to another... After all, " Blue is a Warm Color is a sad story of loss and heartbreak, but while Emma and Clementine's love lasts, it is inspiring and supportive.— Slate.com
Delicate line work conveys wordless longing in this important graphic novel about lesbian relationships.— New York Times Book Review (Editor's Choice)
A deeply compelling story ... Maro demonstrates an extraordinary understanding of the ups and downs of a young girl's journey of self-discovery as she transitions from adolescence to adulthood.— Lambda Literary
Audience Award in Angouleme in 2011.
In 2013, Abdellatif Keshish adapted the work into a film called "The Life of Adele" and was awarded the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.
The translation is from the anniversary edition of 2023 and contains additional previously unpublished materials and the author's afterword.
