ZERO
AN INTERACTIVE GRAPHIC MEMOIR
In this riveting story of self-discovery and emotional transformation, author Jan Egleson and illustrator Kseniya Galper have combined text and image to create an innovative art form that ushers in a new era in publishing for serious literature. “ZERO” is the powerful story of a father-son relationship, the inner world of an artist, and a family transformed by the devastation of war. In this magical blend of writing, illustration, and film, Mr. Egleson recounts how the discovery of his father’s wartime experiences and PTSD, long hidden, changed his life. Making use of recently discovered journals and artwork the book pieces together fragments of his father's life as a muralist in Mexico in the 1930s, to a traumatic experience aboard a stricken aircraft carrier in the South Pacific. ZERO is finally about the struggle to synthesize these experiences, and by creating a work of art, to heal and transform.
THE MAKING OF ZERO
Jan Egleson discusses the inspiration behind ZERO
HOW TO NAVIGATE THE BOOK
Illustrator Vook Kseniya walks users through Egleson’s interactive graphic memoir
