Antoine Guilloppé's 'Lupo nero' Silent Book Published in Italian

French illustrator Antoine Guilloppé's wordless picture book 'Lupo nero' (originally 'Loup noir', published by Casterman in 2004) has been released in Italy by Camelozampa. The 32-page silent book uses pure black-and-white silhouette illustrations to tell the story of a boy walking through a snowy forest at night, watched by a wolf. Guilloppé, born in Chambéry and a graduate of the École Émile Cohl in Lyon, employs a stark, high-contrast technique with no halftones, creating suspense through sequential wide shots. The book has been used in multidisciplinary educational programs worldwide. Camelozampa, a growing Veneto-based publisher, brought the volume to Italy in 2021 (ISBN 9791280014122, €16). The review by Ferruccio Giromini highlights the book's minimalist aesthetic and its roots in shadow theater, Victorian silhouettes, and the animations of Lotte Reiniger and Michel Ocelot.