Buchmendel

“Mendel was always seated at his table in the Gluck café. He knew every book that existed and devoted himself to buying and selling them, caring about nothing else in the world. But when war comes to Europe, Mendel’s fate changes forever.

Mendel, the Book Dealer is a delicate story that speaks to us about our past and about those who dedicate themselves to what they’re passionate about, even if, over time, no one remembers them.

But above all, it is a story about the love of books.”

Personal Illustration project for the text Buchmendel  (Stefan Zweig, 1929) a short story about knowledge, war and oblivion.

Gouache and Colored Pencils
2023