{"product_id":"david-boring-paperback","title":"David Boring - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDaniel Clowes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \"hilariously funny\" graphic novel (\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e) from the highly acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eGhost World\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePatience\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of David Boring, a nineteen-year-old security guard with a tortured inner life and an obsessive nature, who is about to meet the girl of his dreams.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThings go awry: what seems too good to be true apparently is. And what seems truest in Boring's life is that, given the right set of circumstances (in this case, an orgiastic cascade of vengeance, humiliation and murder) the primal nature of humankind will come inexorably to the fore. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Boring finds love with a mysterious woman named Wanda, loses her and sort of finds her again. He also gets shot in the head (twice) and stranded on an island with his brutish family. Meanwhile, the world may or may not be ending soon.\" --\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeet David Boring: a nineteen-year-old security guard with a tortured innner life and an obsessive nature. When he meets the girl of his dreams, things begin to go awry: what seems too good to be true apparently is. And what seems truest in Boring's life is that, given the right set of circumstances (in this case, an orgiastic cascade of vengeance, humiliation and murder) the primal nature of humandkind will come inexorably to the fore. \u003cbr\u003e\"Boring finds love with a mysterious woman named Wanda, loses her and sort of finds her again. He also gets shot in the head (twice) and stranded on an island with his brutish family. Meanwhile, the world may or may not be ending soon. And did I mention that much of this is hilariously funny?\" -- \"Time \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"From the Hardcover edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaniel Clowes was born in Chicago in 1961. He is the creator of the comic book \u003cb\u003eEight-Ball\u003c\/b\u003e, twenty-one issues of which have been published to date. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eEsquire, The New Yorker, Vogue, Time\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. A feature film based on his 1998 book, \u003cb\u003eGhost World\u003c\/b\u003e, starring Thora Birch, will be released in 2001 by MGM. He lives a childless, petless life in California with his beloved wife.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 136\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.36 x 10.24 x 7.66 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 24, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755636588832,"sku":"9780375714528","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0ad755ef24d76ebf8f7a3327fc145f0a.webp?v=1780064321","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/david-boring-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}