Nice idea to split the story into two narratives/perspectives but it seemed so much was left out of the story that could have been told. I liked her ink and brush style, especially with some of the more sensual and violent scenes where her flowing lines added greatly to the story. Enjoyable read.

Eine wirklich schöne Entdeckung, die ich im Brüsseler Comic-Museum gemacht habe (liebe die Comic-Kultur Belgiens wirklich sehr!).
Eine Liebesgeschichte aus 2 Perspektiven, die sehr viel Freude, aber auch viel Ignoranz, Rassismus und Trauma beinhaltet. Über die Darstellung der schwarzen Charaktere könnte man sicher streiten, aber insgesamt fand ich das Buch schön zu lesen.

Made me weep.
One of those books that makes me think I should mark down all the ratings I've given to other graphic novels because there is a whole lot of extra depth to this story.

http://nwhyte.livejournal.com/2672701.html

I'm always on the lookout for good Flemish graphic novels, given that Belgium's tradition is generally strong and not entirely Francophone, and I think this counts as a decent find. De maagd en de neger comes in two parts, the first telling the story from the point of view of the father of Flemish student Sofie of his unhappy accommodation to her relationship with Togolese refugee Abou, and the second with Sofie, years later, telling her side of the same story to Leentje, her daughter by a later relationship. Of course, it's a white-people-talking-about-black-people story, but it's tenderly observed for all that. Sofie's father's personal journey is particularly affecting, and I always like stories where the same events are viewed from two different perspectives, getting two very different answers.