Audrey Hepburn: An Illustrated Biography - Hardcover

by Eileen Hofer (Author), Christopher Longé (Illustrator)

A graphic novel biography of actor, humanitarian, and style icon Audrey Hepburn--best known for Breakfast at Tiffany's and one of the most enduring and beloved celebrities of the 20th century

Author Eileen Hofer and illustrator Christopher Longé peel back the myth of Audrey Hepburn in this graphic novel exploring the life behind her legacy.

From the trauma of abandonment and war to her dizzying rise to stardom and her commitment to charity work in her retirement, Hofer and Christopher show Hepburn as she was--and how she came by the strength and grace that made her so much more than a movie star.

Born into privilege, Audrey Hepburn lived an incredible riches-to-rags-to-riches life as her childhood was swiftly upended by World War II. During the course of her incredible career, she was a muse of Givenchy, only the third woman to win the EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Award), and an activist whose work for UNICEF earned her a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1992.

Her inimitable charisma, deep empathy, and dedication to her craft built a lasting legacy--one that stands out among her peers during Hollywood's golden era.

Decades later, a cottage industry of books about how best to emulate her, a robot named Sophia that is based on her, and even a digital likeness (which was featured in an ad for Galaxy chocolate), all speak to her enduring legacy. Hepburn's skill as a performer and her magnetism won her generations of fans worldwide.

Her name is synonymous with elegance and a certain kind of movie stardom given the impeccable image she so carefully curated during her lifetime--an image which hid incredible resilience and strength.

Author Biography

Eileen Hofer is an independent filmmaker and journalist. Of Turkish-Lebanese origin on her mother's side and Swiss on her father's side, she studied at the Faculty of Letters at the University of Geneva, and earned a diploma in cinema history in 2001. She directed her first short film, Racines in 2008, which was presented in more than 120 festivals, and won more than 10 awards. Building on her success, Hofer continued with five short films and two feature films, He Was a Giant with Brown Eyes and the critically acclaimed Horizontes. In 2017, she exhibited a series of videos for Chaplin's World, the Charlie Chaplin museum. Hofer is the author of the comic strip Alicia, Prima Ballerina Assoluta, published in 2021. When she is not on a plane, a train, or on the seas, she lives in Geneva. Christopher Longé, who illustrates under the pen name Christopher, was born in Middlesbrough, England, to an English mother and a French father, and raised in Aix-en-Provence. In his 25-year career, he has published more than 50 comic strips. Well-known in Europe for his stories about everyday life, such as Les Filles and Les Colocataires, Christopher also draws inspiration from rock music for series such as Love Song. He has illustrated several biographies, including Woodstock Forever and Love Me Please (a biography of Janis Joplin). For years, Christopher has peppered his comics with references to Audrey Hepburn; now, he brings the extraordinary story of this icon to life.