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Odyssée d'un forçat, premier roman

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The Brief

Title

Odyssée d'un forçat

Author

Luc-Angélique GOUNOT

Author biography

Luc-Angélique Gounot est un auteur toulousain de... ... Également passionné d'histoire, il s'adonne à l'écriture depuis sa ... L'aventure qu'il a choisi de conter est inspirée de faits ré... L'auteur y aborde les thèmes de l'injustice, de l'amitié et du ...

The Brief

Book description

"Odyssée d'un forçat" raconte l'histoire d'un homme déporté au bagne de Cayenne pour un crime dont il n'a aucun ... Il va s'évader et, au travers de ses aventures dans la forêt amazoniennes, puis dans la ville de Georgetown et enfin dans une mine d'or du Venezuela, il va découvrir la vérité et revenir à Paris, retrouver sa femme et son enfant et réclamer ... Dans la forêt amazonienne il aura rencontré l'amour auprès d'une jeune amé... Le livre est raconté à la première personne (le héros est le narrateur).

Target audience

Hommes ou femmes, généralement de plus de... ans, franç...

Book cover type

Paperback

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Style attributes

Simple
Detailed
Modern
Retro
Luxury
Casual
Playful
Serious
Loud
Quiet
Feminine
Masculine
Pop
Grunge
Literal
Abstract

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Design needs

Idée possibles, sans obligation : faire apparaître le bagne, la forêt amazonienne (celle-ci constitue près d'un tiers du livre). J'aimerais qu'on puisse comprendre que c'est un livre d'aventure historique du premier coup d'...

What to avoid

Je n'aimerais pas trop que la couverture ressemble à un livre "young adulte", avec un personnage au centre de la couverture, ... sauf si c'est très bien amené et donc différent d'une couverture de young adulte ou de romans de fantasy;

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Design by JCNB titled "Odyssée d'un forçat"
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Made a wonderful book cover which greatly transports the book's idea. Great feeling for both imagery and typography. Very much recommended!

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