{"product_id":"self-esteem-and-the-end-of-the-world-paperback","title":"Self-Esteem and the End of the World - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLuke Healy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLife is not a race. There are no winners and losers. Immeasurable people are doing better than you...immeasurably worse. You are statistically average.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor over ten years, fictional Luke Healy has invested all of his self-esteem into his career. But two years post publication of his latest book, and suffering the blow of his twin-brother not finding him fit to act as best man, both Luke's career and self-esteem seem to have disintegrated. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet against the backdrop of a dangerously changing global climate, with melting ice-caps and flooding cities, \u003ci\u003eSelf-Esteem and the End of the World\u003c\/i\u003e spans two decades of tragicomic self-discovery. From discussing self-help books like Marie Kondo's with the guy you invited over for sex, to summiting a Greek mountaintop while pretending to be working remotely, and a workplace destination murder mystery to a Hollywood revival of Luke's early work, we see our protagonist grappling with his identity as the world crumbles. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eQuietly funny, smartly introspective, and grounded in deeply-felt familial highs and lows, \u003ci\u003e Self-Esteem and the End of the World\u003c\/i\u003e ponders what happens when the person you are isn't who you need to be, who you are when nobody's watching, and ultimately, who can you possibly be at the end of the world?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLuke Healy\u003c\/b\u003e was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, where he also received a BA in Journalism. He has an MFA from the Centre for Cartoon Studies in Vermont, USA. He has published four graphic novels: \u003ci\u003e Americana (And the Act of Getting Over It), How to Survive in the North\u003c\/i\u003e, Permanent Press, and \u003ci\u003eThe Con Artists\u003c\/i\u003e (published by Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly). Healy's work has been exhibited in the Museum of Comics and Cartoon Art in Manhattan and his clients include \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker, BBC, Vice, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eNarratively\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 324\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 7.95 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 14, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51748933304608,"sku":"9781770467149","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8fd77bfd871677ec1cd8599ac126119e.webp?v=1779920514","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/self-esteem-and-the-end-of-the-world-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}