Nothing is Simple
ISBN: 9780714844831
Pages: 148
Year: 2006
Format: Hardcover
(Misc) Sempé
#1 (1975) 
Rien n'est simple
Nothing is simple was the first book of Sempé drawings, originally published in 1962. In this classic Sempé collection, we find a timeless mix of everyday moments and surreal situations, captured with characteristic playfulness and attention to detail. Sempé's world is populated by nosy neighbors, mischievous schoolboys and thwarted lovers, by snooty holidaymakers and crowds of frustrated commuters in the big city. In one classic series, a woman looks horrified to witness an accident involving a truck, a restaurant-front and several bystander, and rushes to her friend's house to report, not of the accident, but the fact that she saw her friend's husband stepping out of a nearby bar with another woman. These inimitable drawings and watercolors, accompanied by perfectly judged deadpan captions, are fresh, engaging and hilarious.
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Everything is Complicated
ISBN: 9780714845425
Pages: 144
Year: 2006
Format: Hardcover
(Misc) Sempé
#2 (1963) Tout se complique (108p)
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Mixed Messages
ISBN: 9780714845432
Pages: 104
Year: 2006
Format: Hardcover
(Misc) Sempé
#30 (2002) Multiples intentions (98p)
MIXED MESSAGES was originally published in France in 2003. Here Sempé turns his attention to the trappings of modern life, from cell phones to designer water, and revisits some of his favorite subjects, such as struggling artists, a look psychiatrists and unhappy couples. One image portrays two business men in conversation, traveling down a cit street aboard personal scooters, ironically wondering about the kind of society they are leaving to their children. While another image, rendered beautifully in watercolor, mocks New York City's resolute ban of smoking in restaurants; calling on the NYPD to take out a lit cigarette in a vacated French Bistro. Whether he is poking fun at the urbane patrons of fashionable restaurants or the inhabitants of the bucolic countryside, Sempé treats all of his subjects with equal amounts of insight and affection.
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Sunny Spells
ISBN: 9780714845449
Pages: 104
Year: 2006
Format: Hardcover
(Misc) Sempé
#26 (1999) Beau temps (100p)
SUNNY SPELLS explores a wide range of topics, from troubled relationships and existential crises to office politics and doping scandals in the literary world. Sempé's cast of characters includes pious churchgoers, amateur painters and lovelorn paleontologists, as well as psychiatrists, actors and football supporters.
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Martin Pebble
ISBN: 9780714846224
Pages: 120
Year: 2006
Format: Hardcover
#1 (1969) Marcellin Caillou (93p)
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Monsieur Lambert
ISBN: 9780714846231
Pages: 166
Year: 2006
Format: Hardcover
(Misc) Sempé
#4 (1975) Monsieur Lambert (60p)
MONSIEUR LAMBERT offers a glimpse into the everyday lives and secret passions of a group of regulars at a small Parisian bistro, who see each other for lunch every day, without fail. They are creatures of habit, eating the same set meals on the same day, week in and week out. One day, however, one of their group, Monsieur Lambert, does not turn up for lunch at his usual time, and the other regulars soon turn to speculating as to the reasons for the sudden and unexpected changes in their fellow diner - it surely must be because of a woman, they conclude. Why does he develop a taste for terrine, a dish he has previously always despised?
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Notes from the Couch
ISBN: 9780714846750
Pages: 128
Year: 2006
Format: Hardcover
Notes from the Couch
(2006) Notes from the Couch (128p)
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Ballet Dancers Fold & Send Stationary
ISBN: 9780714846767
Pages: 40
Year: 2006
Format: Hardcover
(Misc) Sempé
#19 (1987) Luxe, calme et volupté (99p)
Experience the joys of dancing, friendship and innocence whenever you use this innovative and appealing set. The sweet natured yet mischievous young faces, clad in the delicate dress of ballerinas, will inspire us all to spread the smile and write loved ones. This is the only stationery item of this type to feature the timeless and clever Sempé illustrations. BALLET DANCERS writing pad contains 40 sheets and features 8 different designs that will amuse children as well as adults and anyone with a love of dance.
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Highs and Lows
ISBN: 9780714846736
Pages: 112
Year: 2007
Format: Hardcover
(Misc) Sempé
#9 (1970) Des hauts et des bas (110p)
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Panic Stations
ISBN: 9780714846743
Pages: 120
Year: 2008
Format: Hardcover
(Misc) Sempé
#5 (1972) La grande panique (110p)
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Raoul Taburin Keeps a Secret
ISBN: 9780714849799
Pages: 96
Year: 2010
Format: Hardcover
(Misc) Sempé
#24 (1995) Raoul Taburin (92p)
Ralph Sprockett is the story of a man who knows everything there is to know about bicycles, except how to ride one. An expert bicycle mechanic, thanks to constantly crashing and subsequently having to repair bikes as a child, he is admired by everyone in town for his skill and knowledge, so much so that they have even started refering to bicycles as 'sprockets' in his honour. No one knows his deep, dark secret - not even his wife knows that the great Ralph Sprockett cannot ride a bike. When his friend Noel, who is a photographer, announces that he would like to take a picture of Ralph riding his bike down a local hill, Ralph finally has to confront his fears, with unexpectedly dramatic results. Originally published in France in 1995, Ralph Sprockett is the perfect companion to Monsieur Lambert, Sempe's earlier graphic novel.
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C'est La Vie!: The Wonderful World of Jean-Jacques Sempe
ISBN: 9780714865973
Pages: 304
Year: 2014
Format: Hardcover
C'est La Vie!: The Wonderful World of Jean-Jacques Sempe (304p)
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