Crude - A Memoir

A graphic novel exploring Texaco's involvement in the Amazon, as well as the ensuing legal battles between the oil company, the Ecuadorian government, and the region's inhabitants, from the perspective of Ecuadorian lawyer and activist Pablo Fajardo.

About the author

Pablo Fajardo is an Ecuadorian lawyer and activist. He is lead counsel for the UDAPT and continues to dedicate his life to prosecuting the case against Chevron. He travels the world to defend the UDAPT cause, advocating for environmental justice and human rights.
Sophie Tardy-Joubert is a French journalist. In 2014, she met Pablo Fajardo and wrote a profile on him for the magazine XXI. She adapted Fajardo's story for Crude.
Damien Roudeau is a graphic journalist. He has published illustrations in magazines and the popular press, collaborating with various organizations and NGOs.

Summary

A graphic novel exploring Texaco’s involvement in the Amazon, as well as the ensuing legal battles between the oil company, the Ecuadorian government, and the region’s inhabitants, from the perspective of Ecuadorian lawyer and activist Pablo Fajardo.

Additional text

“Staggering. . . . Give this book to those
readers who shun graphic novels for their lack of artistic talent and those who
support global environmental causes.” -Booklist

Product details

• Authors: Hanna Chute, Pablo Fajardo, Hanna Chute, Pablo Fajardo, Sophie Tardy-Joubert, Sophie Tardy-Joubert
• Assisted by: Damien Roudeau (Illustration), Hannah Chute (Translation)
• Publisher: Diamond US
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 13 to 16
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.04.2021
• EAN: 9780271088068
• ISBN: 978-0-271-08806-8
• Dimensions: 216 mm x 273 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 930 g
• Illustrations: Color throughout
• Subjects: Fiction > Comic, cartoon, humour, satire; Human Rights, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / Pollution Control, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Petroleum, LAW / Environmental, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / Nonfiction / General, Ecuador, Pollution & threats to the environment, Human rights, civil rights, Pollution control, Pollution and threats to the environment, Graphic Novels: True Stories & Non-Fiction, Law & society, Petroleum & oil industries, Petroleum, oil and gas industries, Law and society, sociology of law, Ecuador: Amazonian region