For years and years, Madame Sousou has been quite a torment for me... Because from the moment she first appeared on the pages of a weekly magazine in a series of standalone humorous sketches titled 'The Life and Times of Madame Sousou', she acquired her own existence and such a strong personality that she almost completely slipped out of my hands and did whatever she wanted! Eventually, I got tired of her and... killed her off on the pages of the magazine, describing her corresponding funeral. (...) [Excerpt from the introductory text]