The Young Inferno

What a briliant idea combining the skills of wordsmith, John Agard, and illustrator Satoshi Kitamura, this is an updating of Dante's Inferno for our times and for a younger readership. It is an irresistible package, with a poetic feast of finery, and artwork from one of our finest picture book artists, which will amuse intrigue and inspire. This is a must for children of all ages. - Publishing News

Dante’s Inferno reincarnated in a graphic novel format and retold with the sharpest wit by the brilliant John Agard, this visually intriguing book is a wonderfully accessible way into the classic… This book is every English teacher’s dream and so much more. - Bookseller

John Agard's Young Inferno transposes Date's epic poem into the modern day, as we follow a hoodie-clad protagonist who is guided by Aesop through each of the nine circles of hell. Satoshi Kitamura's lively illustrations draw on a diverse range of influences - from Biblical to cinematic - in this wide reaching and ambitious work. it is an energetic, high impact version of one of the seminal texts in literature. - Bookseller

Kitamura's black and white drawings take on a new freedom and ferocity. As the teenage hoodie narrator makes his way down the gutter of the book and into the nine circles of hell, the line is more authoritative and emphatic than ever, excitingly varied in tone and texture, responding to every nuance of Agard's text. There are intriguing portraits of hell's inhabitants, including political figures of our own time, and aside from all the apocalyptic goings-on, there's a good measure of wit and romance too. - Guardian

'One hopes that in this, the National Year of Reading, Frances Lincoln's wonderful Inferno will be read throughout the land.' - Publishing News