Barbara Stok
Barbara Stok (1970) is renowned for her candid semi-autobiographical cartoons, using her experiences, observations and dry humour to paint an entertaining yet moving picture of a woman who is optimistic about today’s society. Her Vincent, about Vincent van Gogh, published in over twenty countries, The Philosopher, the Dog and the Wedding, tells the story of Hipparchia, one of the world’s first female philosophers. She has been named ‘one of the Netherlands’ leading comic writers’ by NRC Handelsblad and received glowing reviews from The Times and The Guardian.
She has spent the last few years studying the classical philosophers and taking philosophy classes at university. In 2009 she was awarded the Stripschapprijs for her body of work. In 2012, her graphic novel Vincent, about the life of Vincent van Gogh, was published in more than twenty countries.
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Happy Anyway
For an average woman with an average life, Barbara Stok is really rather successful. She already has seven collections of autobiographical comic strips to her name, and she won the most important Dutch comics prize for her body of work: the Stripschapprijs. The Van Gogh Museum also entrusted her with a very special commission: to produce a graphic novel on the life of Vincent van Gogh.
How to Live a Good Life. Socrates’ Most Important Advice
Highly personal and relevant graphic novel that brings the life and work of Socrates to a broad audience