by Hugo Pratt · Tapa dura · ISBN 9788888545455
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«Etiopia. La traccia dello scorpione», by Hugo Pratt, is an illustrated book blending interviews and biography, published by Lizard in 2005.
A look at Hugo Pratt through interviews and a biographical sketch, accompanied by an extensive visual section. Alain Borer writes the preface and Antoine Duplan conducts the conversations, while the images evoke the landscapes of Ethiopia and the African experience that nourished the work of the creator of Corto Maltese.
Hardcover edition published in Rome by Lizard Edizioni. The book falls within the categories of art, culture and comics, with a documentary and pictorial approach.
Aimed at readers interested in Hugo Pratt and the African origins of his imagination, as well as fans of comics and art.
Ugo Eugenio Prat, better known as Hugo Pratt, was an Italian comic book creator who was known for combining strong storytelling with extensive historical research on works such as Corto Maltese. He was inducted into the Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame in 2005, and was awarded the 15th anniversary special Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême at the Angoulême Festival. In 1946 Hugo Pratt became part of the so-called Group of Venice with Fernando Carcupino, Dino Battaglia and Damiano Damiani.
