![]() ![]() None of these tales follows a linear path, in the sense that there is no clearly defined resolution. ![]() ![]() The City of Belgium can be obliquely described as three intersecting stories, with the city in which it is set occupying a prominent fourth role. Those familiar with the work of this award-winning Belgian illustrator will have a very good inkling of what to expect, but it is new admirers who stand to benefit most, because one can almost imagine the surprise and delight flickering across their faces when confronted with his lush, almost dreamlike approach to storytelling. To open a new book like The City of Belgium by Brecht Evens is the equivalent of breaking out a bottle of fine wine: It marks a special occasion, warrants careful consideration, and is best savoured slowly. ![]()
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