The Unfortunate Life of Worms
By: Noemi Vola
Synopsis
This innovative, ironic, and metaphoric exploration of the life of worms is a stunning showcase of Noemi Vola’s impressive and versatile talents as both an illustrator and a writer.
Beginning with “factual” material about worms in general, from eating habits to underground habitats to its varying shades of pink, there is much to discover about worms. The narrative then follows one worm in particular through a tragic loss of its better half (also known as the worm’s tail), becoming a metaphor for all who have loved and lost. The humor of both illustrations and text are paired beautifully, introducing a distinctive new artist with honed literary sensibility to the American audience. Vola’s pink-edged bible of worms.
— from Tra Publishing
Beginning with “factual” material about worms in general, from eating habits to underground habitats to its varying shades of pink, there is much to discover about worms. The narrative then follows one worm in particular through a tragic loss of its better half (also known as the worm’s tail), becoming a metaphor for all who have loved and lost. The humor of both illustrations and text are paired beautifully, introducing a distinctive new artist with honed literary sensibility to the American audience. Vola’s pink-edged bible of worms.
— from Tra Publishing
Contributor's Note
Told through a worm’s point of view, this book uses humor and irony to explore universal human experiences such as love, loss and resilience. By reducing life to its most vulnerable and absurd form, it reminds us that the emotions that define us are shared by everyone, everywhere — regardless of scale, species, or circumstance.
— Aqilah, QUPL
— Aqilah, QUPL