Grand-(onomato)père

by Assia Ieradi

Grand-onomato-père has a lot to say! But no one seems to really understand him... 

Grand-onomato-père lives in a well-oiled choreography of gestures and onomatopoeia; every day, the same sounds permeate his daily life, which he shares with his dog. When he's invited to a family meal,  Grand-onomato-père is delighted, but his enthusiasm quickly fades when he realizes that his onomatopoeia doesn't quite fit with the dialogue of the other family members. Except perhaps with one misunderstood young man, who also wants to share his onomatopoeia…