Baru (comics)
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 Baru at the 2012 Bédécibels Festival, in Antibes. | |
| Born | Hervé Barulea July 29, 1947 Thil, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France |
| Alma mater | University of Lorraine |
| Occupation | Comics artist |
| Honours | Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême (2010) |
Hervé Barulea, known as Baru (born 29 July 1947), is a French comics author of Italian descent.[1] His works deal mainly about the working class, particularly in the Italian immigrant community in Lorraine.[2]
Life and career
Barulea was born in Thil and grew up in Villerupt (department of Meurthe-et-Moselle), the son of an Italian immigrant metalworker and a Breton mother.[3] Baru graduated in sports at the University of Lorraine[4] and became a physical education teacher.
Encouraged by editor Étienne Robial, Baru debuted in comics in 1982, making stories for the magazine Pilote.[5] In 1985, he received the best French-language debut album award at the Angoulême Festival, with the first volume of Quéquette Blues.[6]He would be awarded again at Angoulême in 1996, in the Best Album category, with L'Autoroute du Soleil.[7]
In 2006 he was awarded the Grand Boum lifetime achievement prize at the Blois comics festival[8] and in 2010 he won the Grand Prix de la Ville d'Angoulême.[9]
Works
- Quéquette blues, Dargaud, (3 volumes collected in a complete edition by Albin Michel in 1991 with the title of Roulez Jeunesse!, released by Casterman in 2005)
- Part. Ouane, 1984
- Part. Tou, 1986
- Part. Tri, 1986
- La Piscine de Micheville, Dargaud, 1985 (reissued by Albin Michel, 1993; then by Les Rêveurs, 2009, expanded edition)
- English edition: The Swimming pool of Micheville, Les Reveurs, 2015 ISBN 979-1091476591
- The Communion of the Mino, Futuropolis, 1985
- Long live class!, Futuropolis, 1987
- Cours, camarade!, Albin Michel, 1988
- Le Chemin de l'Amérique, story by Jean-Marc Thévenet, Albin Michel, 1990 (reissued by Casterman in 1998)
- English edition: Road to America, Drawn and Quarterly, 2002. ISBN 978-1896597522
- L'Autoroute du soleil,, Casterman, 1995 (reissued in two volumes in 2002)
- Sur la route encore, Casterman, 1997
- Bonne année, Casterman, 1998
- Les Années Spoutnik, Casterman
- Le Pénalty, 1999
- C'est moi le chef!, 2000
- Bip bip !, 2002
- Boncornards Têtes-de-lard!, 2003
- L'Enragé, Aire Libre collection, Dupuis
- Volume 1, 2004
- Volume 2, 2006
- Pauvres Zhéros, adaptation and guide by Pierre Pelot, Rivages/Casterman/Noir, 2008 - (Official selection of the Angoulême Festival 2009)
- Noir, Éditions Casterman, 2009
- Fais péter les basses, Bruno !, Futuropolis, 2010
- Ici et là, Les Rêveurs, 2012 (ISBN 978-2-37894010-2)
- Le Silence de Lounès, drawings by Pierre Place, coll. Univers d'auteurs, Éditions Casterman, 2013
- Canicule, adaptation of a novel by Jean Vautrin (1982), Éditions Casterman, 2013
- The Four Roses, drawings by Jano, Futuropolis, 2015
- Baru : Catalogue déraisonnable pour une exposition fantasmée, Le Pythagore, 2019 (ISBN 978-2-37231-069-7)
- Bella Ciao, Futuropolis :
- Uno, 2020 (ISBN 9782754811699)
- Due, 2021 (ISBN 9782754831420)
- Tre, 2022 (ISBN 9782754833776)
- Rodina, Futuropolis, 2023 (ISBN 978-2-7548-3616-6)
- Rock'N'Roll, Futuropolis :
- Salauds de baby-boomers, 2026 (ISBN 978-2-7548-4789-6)
References
- ↑ McKinney, Mark (2021-01-14). Postcolonialism and Migration in French Comics. Leuven University Press. ISBN 978-94-6270-241-7.
- ↑ "Baru, une histoire populaire à la pointe du crayon : épisode du podcast Des artistes face à l'émotion de l'histoire". France Culture (in French). 2026-04-23. Retrieved 2026-05-18.
- ↑ "Baru, le porte-crayon des gosses de prolos, grand prix d'Angoulême". L'Humanité (in French). 2010-02-01. Retrieved 2026-05-18.
- ↑ "Baru". La Lorraine des Ecrivains (in French). 2016-09-20. Retrieved 2026-05-18.
- ↑ "Baru". lambiek.net. Retrieved 2026-05-18.
- ↑ "Les Années Spoutnik de Baru | Musée de l'histoire de l'immigration | Palais de la Porte Dorée". www.histoire-immigration.fr (in French). Retrieved 2026-05-18.
- ↑ Guillaud, Eric (2026-01-16). "L'Autoroute du Soleil : une magnifique réédition pour les 30 ans du chef d'oeuvre de Baru - Le Meilleur de la BD". france3-regions.blog.franceinfo.fr (in French). Retrieved 2026-05-18.
- ↑ Gentilhomme, Patrice (2007-11-24). "BD Boum de Blois, de Baru à J.C.Denis !". Actua BD (in French). Retrieved 2026-05-18.
- ↑ "BD : Baru, Grand prix du Festival d'Angoulême". Le Figaro (in French). 2010-01-31. Retrieved 2026-05-18.