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Ernesto
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AlfredALFRED was born in Grenoble, France in 1976. He launched with a few friends the publishing house Ciel Esther, where he has published several books. Alfred later formed the duo Crumble Club with author Olivier Ka; storytellers and musicians, the two perform and publish children's books and comics together. Their comic Why I Killed Peter has been translated into English by N.B.M. He currently lives in Venice, Italy. For more information, visit his blog.
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