LOOK INSIDE: Separated from Santo

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Written by Brian Barazzuol, illustrated by Cam Drysdale, coloured by Alex Doftoreanu 

A poignant and eye-opening graphic novel chronicling one Italian-Canadian family's traumatic separation when their loving father and husband is interned as an "enemy alien" during the Second World War. 

“An excellent approach to learning about the Italian-Canadian internment and its long-term impacts. Barazzuol’s account of his great-grandparents illuminates the hardships faced by immigrants, as well as the injustice they suffered.”

—Pamela Hickman, co-author of Righting Canada's Wrongs: Italian Canadian Internment in the Second World War

“Separated from Santo is a poignant reminder of the impact and tragedies of war, even thousands of miles away from the battles and decades after it has ended.”

—David Namisato, illustrator of Stealing Home

“The injustice of this period of Canadian history is documented in history books, but this graphic novel makes it come to life. While Santo and Alice remained silent, author Brian Barazzuol and illustrator Cam Drysdale tell their story for the benefit of future generations.”

—Adriana A. Davies, CM, Cavaliere d’Italia, PhD, historian

“Few accounts on this subject focus on the needless devastation wreaked on the family like Separated from Santo does, when the husband and father is forcibly removed and detained based on unproven guilt by association alone.”

—Ken Mochizuki, author of Baseball Saved Us and Passage to Freedom: The Sugihara Story

"Brian Barazzuol's brilliant family memoir shines a light on our not so distant past, serving as an important warning that we cannot take peace for granted, especially in our troubled days." 

—Fido Nesti, illustrator of 1984: The Graphic Novel

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