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ALEX McCANN : SAINT-NICOLAS-DES-MARINS : BOOK COVER
ALEX McCANN : SAINT-NICOLAS-DES-MARINS : BOOK COVER
cover for the novel “Saint-Nicolas-des-Marins“ by Alex McCann for Éditions Alto (mockup shows an alternative book-design). Thanks to Antoine and Alex for their trust, it was a real pleasure to be part of this project and to illustrate such a wonderful novel.
"À Saint-Nicolas-des-Marins, everyone depends on the sailors who keep the economy — and behind closed doors, hearts — beating. But when an abrupt cold snap strikes, the sea freezes, trapping boats and sailors in the ice. Everyone’s survival is threatened, and tensions rise between the villagers and Nico, the lighthouse keeper, dealer of pleasure, and, above all, son of a witch.
In the heart of this endless winter, Nico can count only on a handful of allies: the butcher Elio Cabale and the orphans the village has cast out. As the cruelty of the Marinois intensifies, Nico sets in motion a vengeance that will spare no one.
In this debut novel, imbued with staggering poetic power, Alex McCann draws on the codes of the fairy tale to challenge the logic of exclusion, the perils of conformity, and the tyranny of false appearances."
client: Éditions Alto
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