The Anti-Princess Series and Anti-Hero Series are Argentine biography picture books written by Nadia Fink and illustrated by Pitu Saá. First published in 2015, the series cover the lives of South and Central American artists and leaders. A third companion series, the League of Anti- princesses, features historical figures using time travel to help one another.
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The Anti-Princess Series and Anti-Hero Series are Argentine biography picture books written by Nadia Fink and illustrated by Pitu Saá. First published in 2015, the series cover the lives of South and Central American artists and leaders. Fink sought to create works for children that addressed and subverted gender stereotypes, in opposition to narratives presented in traditional fairytales. Books in the series have received positive reception for their depictions of their historical subjects, their artwork, and their efforts to weaken established gender roles. Some volumes have been translated into other languages, including Portuguese and English. A third companion series, the League of Anti- princesses, features historical figures using time travel to help one another. As of 2020, 11 anti- princess, six anti-Hero, and four League books have been released.
The series specifically seeks to recount stories of figures who changed aspects of society but not through force or domination. The books combine illustrations with reproductions of photographs and, when applicable, visual works of art by the books’ subjects. Not all visual artworks are direct reproductions; some are recreated by Saá in a style congruent with that of his other illustrations in the books. While the works intentionally mention certain mature elements of their subjects’ lives, they do not mention other notable elements, such as Parra’s suicide. The AntiHero Series, which Fink clarified is not about antiheroes but instead about anti-antiheroes, began with a book about an Argentine novelist Julio Cortázar.
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