The new edition of a 1972 publication gathering a series of
drawings and texts by Roland Topor in collaboration with his five-year-old son Nicolas.
Published on the occasion of the exhibition “Le monde selon Topor,” Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, from March 28 to July 16, 2017.
Roland Topor (1938-1997) is a French
drawer, painter, designer, playwright and novelist who also worked for cinema and television. He founded in 1962 the
Panic Movement, along with
Fernando Arrabal and Alexandro Jodorowsky. A prolific poster artist (
Empire of passion,
The Tin Drum) he also collaborated with Fellini on
Casanova's film set. In 1973, he won the special prize at Cannes for his work with René Laloux on
Fantastic Planet. His novel
The Tenant was adapted to film by Roman Polanski in 1976.
