Description:
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.
Brief description: 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.
Review Quotes:
"This visually stunning graphic memoir [is] part horror story, part urgent manifesto. . . . Readers will root for Fajardo's account to herald meaningful change."
--starred review Publishers Weekly