{"product_id":"kimiko-does-cancer-a-graphic-memoir-paperback","title":"Kimiko Does Cancer: A Graphic Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKimiko Tobimatsu\u003c\/b\u003e (Text by (Art\/Photo Books)), \u003cb\u003eKeet Geniza\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the age of twenty-five, Kimiko Tobimatsu was a young, queer, mixed-race woman with no history of health problems whose world was turned upside down when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. In an instant, she became immersed in a new and complicated life of endless appointments, evaluations, and treatments, and difficult conversations with her partner and parents. Kimiko knew that this wasn't what being twenty-five was supposed to be like ... but then, she didn't have a choice. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With tender illustrations by Keet Geniza, \u003ci\u003eKimiko Does Cancer\u003c\/i\u003e is a graphic memoir that upends the traditional \"cancer narrative\" from a young woman's perspective, confronting issues such as dating while in menopause, navigating work and treatment, and talking to well-meaning friends, health care professionals, and other cancer survivors with viewpoints different from her own. Not one for pink ribbons or runs for the cure, Kimiko seeks connection within the cancer community while also critiquing the mainstream cancer experience. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Honest and poignant, \u003ci\u003eKimiko Does Cancer\u003c\/i\u003e is about finding one's own way out of a health crisis.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKimiko Tobimatsu is an employment and human rights lawyer by day. \u003ci\u003eKimiko Does Cancer\u003c\/i\u003e, based on her own experience, is her first book. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Keet Geniza is a Filipinx-Canadian illustrator and comic artist. Born and raised in Manila, she moved to Toronto in 2006 and has since immersed herself in zines and comics as a way to document her struggles as a queer immigrant woman of color. \u003ci\u003eKimiko Does Cancer\u003c\/i\u003e is her first book.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 9.9 x 8 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 October 06, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769285542176,"sku":"9781551528199","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e467dd4cf93cc22d92a29fffcf182c79.webp?v=1780345127","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/kimiko-does-cancer-a-graphic-memoir-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}