Pierre-Henry Gomont on Tour in Boston

Pierre-Henry Gomont worked in various professions, including as a sociologist, before becoming a comic book author. In 2011, he took his first steps in the world of comics and published his first album, Kirkenes (Les Enfants rouges), written by Jonathan Châtel. In the same year, he wrote and illustrated Catalyse (Manolosanctis). It was with Pereira Prétend (Sarbacane, 2016), adapted from the novel by Antonio Tabucchi, that he became known to a wider audience. For this album, he received the RTL Grand Prix for comic books and the prize for historical comic books at the Festival Les Rendez-vous de l’Histoire in Blois, France.

In 2018, the author wrote Malaterre, a graphic novel published by Dargaud. The album, praised by critics, received the Grand Prix RTL de la bande dessinée in 2018 and the Prix Première du roman graphique in 2019. In 2020, he published La Fuite du cerveau (Dargaud), a humorous graphic novel about the crazy story of the theft of Albert Einstein’s brain. Between 2022 and 2024, he published Slava, now translated and published by Abrams ComicArts under the title Soviet Land in the United States.

Program

Pierre-Henry Gomont in Conversation: Soviet Land

Tuesday, March 24, 2026 at 6:00 pm
French Library in partnership with Villa Albertine Boston
53 Malborough Street, Boston MA 02116

Join award-winning French graphic novelist Pierre-Henry Gomont for a conversation celebrating the launch of the new English translation of his acclaimed graphic novel Soviet Land.

This event is open to the public and will be followed by a Q&A and a book signing.

Other Appearances:

Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Workshop with students at the International School of Boston (private event)

Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Presentation with students at Tufts University (private event)