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Elsewhere Editions

Mafalda

Mafalda

by Quino, translated from the Spanish by Frank Wynne, illustrated by Quino

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Six-year-old Mafalda loves democracy and hates soup. What democratic sector do cats fall into? she asks, then unfurls a toilet paper red carpet and gives her very own presidential address. Mafalda’s precociousness and passion stump all grown-ups around her. Dissident and rebellious, she refuses to abandon the world to her parents’ generation, who seem so lost. Alongside the irascible Mafalda, readers will meet her eclectic group of playmates: dreamy Felipe and gossipy Susanita, young-capitalist Manolito and rebellious Miguelito. Quino’s bright irony and intelligence bring the streets and neighborhoods of Buenos Aires to life.

You can clearly see Mafalda is small, but her hopes for the world and her heart are huge and as sincere as can be. Generations of readers have discovered themselves in Mafalda, and learned to question, rebel, and hope. 

Since Quino first drew her in the early 1960s, Mafalda has captured public imagination in Latin America and beyond. Her wit and empathy have made her an enduring favorite.

Additional Book Information

Series: Elsewhere Editions
ISBN: 9781962770040
Pages: 120
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Praise

Although the concept of universalism has been sneered at for the past 40 years, evidence of its existence can be found in the pages of Mafalda.
—Tom Bowden, Book Beat

Mafalda is huge. Think Peanuts but imbued with late 60s/early 70s Argentinian politics. Still, it seemed so odd that I’d never encountered her before. If she truly was so influential, where were the translations? . . . I had a chance to read the new Mafalda [in Frank Wynne's translation] and to my infinite relief it was everything that I’d hoped for and more.
—Betsy Bird, School Library Journal's Fuse 8 Blog

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