{"product_id":"ruins-a-graphic-novel-paperback","title":"Ruins: A Graphic Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Kuper\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor-illustrator Peter Kuper's Eisner Award-winning graphic novel \u003ci\u003eRuins\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of love, adventure, and politics--and two lives changed forever by Mexico and the monarch butterfly.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Kuper's art is, page after page, astonishing.\" --Jules Feiffer\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Samantha and George are about to launch into a sabbatical year in the quaint Mexican town of Oaxaca. For Samantha, their journey to this historic town is about fulfilling a lifelong dream; for George, it is an unsettling step into the unknown. As the couple embark on their adventure, a monarch butterfly begins its arduous migration south from the United States to Mexico . . . It is a challenging journey--a flight that requires remarkable endurance and a will to survive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Beneath Oaxaca's picturesque and serene veneer--the 16th-century architecture, the nearby ruins--it is a town shaken to the core by political unrest. As the monarch butterfly makes its challenging journey south, political events threaten to change the town forever. What's more, personal events look like they will alter the paths of Samantha and George for good. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eRuins\u003c\/i\u003e masterfully captures the shadows and light of a troubled country steeped in history and culture, weaving together personal, political and natural dramas into a thrilling portrait of life south of the Rio Grande.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Kuper's\u003c\/b\u003e work appears regularly in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker, The Nation, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMad, \u003c\/i\u003e where he wrote and illustrated \"Spy vs. Spy\" for 26 years. In 1979 he co-founded \u003ci\u003eWorld War 3 Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e, a political comix magazine that is still published to this day. He has produced over two dozen books including \u003ci\u003eSticks and Stones, The System, Diario de Oaxaca, Drawn to New York, \u003c\/i\u003e adaptations of many of Franz Kafka's works including \u003ci\u003eThe Metamorphosis\u003c\/i\u003e and the short story collection \u003ci\u003eKafkaesque\u003c\/i\u003e as well as Joseph Conrad's \u003ci\u003eHeart Of Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e. Translations of his work have appeared in Greece, Italy, France, Spain, Slovenia, China, Brazil, Poland, Sweden, Israel, Turkey, Germany and Mexico. Peter has lectured and exhibited his work extensively throughout the world and teaches Harvard University's first class dedicated to graphic novels. He was the 2020-21 Jean Strouse Fellow at The New York Public Library's Cullman Center and received a 2022 Yaddo residency.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 328\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.1 x 6.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 05, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763896189216,"sku":"9781914224188","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1822f2fd6fd30cb5c34621c4dcbc2979.webp?v=1780241645","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/ruins-a-graphic-novel-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}