The intermedial representation of migration across the Mediterranean in the graphic novel Liebe deinen Nächsten by G. von Borstel and P. Eickmeyer

Abstract

The fate of refugees on their way across the Mediterranean has been vividly captured in Liebe deinen Nächsten (2017) by Gaby von Borstel and Peter Eickmeyer in which they recount their three-week experience on a rescue ship. The relationship between language, writing and image; the changing content of the pronoun ‘we’ and the noun ‘sea’; the crucial role of narration; the interplay between the book and the authors’ blog; and the practical use of the volume for a fundraising campaign are but some of the most significant aspects of this graphic novel that illustrate what a versatile and powerful depiction of the ‘fragmented flight to Europe’ (B. Etzold) Liebe deinen Nächsten offers its readers.