{"product_id":"shit-is-real-paperback","title":"Shit Is Real - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAisha Franz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNicholas Houde\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncluded on Best of 2018 lists from the New York Public Library and the \u003ci\u003eGlobe \u0026amp; Mail\u003c\/i\u003e! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Depression and loneliness and how people cope are aptly explored through Aisha Franz's often surreal pencil drawings.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Globe \u0026amp; Mail\u003c\/i\u003e's Best 100 Books of 2018 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA broken-hearted woman drifts into depression as she occupies her traveling neighbor's apartment\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter an unexpected breakup, a young woman named Selma experiences a series of reveries and emotional setbacks. Struggling to relate to her friends and accomplish even the simplest tasks like using a modern laundromat, she sinks deeper into depression. After witnessing another couple break-up and chancing upon the jilted male of the couple, Anders, at his pet store job, Selma realizes that her mysterious neighbor is the woman of that same couple. Her growing despair distances her from from her eager and sympathetic friend. One day, as the mysterious glamorous neighbor is leaving for a business trip, Selma discovers the woman has dropped her key card to her apartment. Selma initially resists but eventually she presses the key to her neighbors lock and enters. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAisha Franz is a master of portraying feminine loneliness and confusion while keeping her characters tough and real. Her artwork shifts from sparseness to detailed futurist with ease. Her characters fidget and twirl as they zip through a world both foreign and familiar. Base human desires and functions alternate with dreamlike symbolism to create a tension-filled tale of the nightmare that is modern life.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAisha Franz \u003c\/b\u003eis a comic book artist and illustrator living in Berlin. She has published four graphic novels that have been translated into multiple languages and her illustrations have appeared in \u003ci\u003eBloomberg BusinessWeek\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDie Zeit Leo\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. Her book Shit Is Real was nominated for the Los Angeles Times book Award in 2019. Together with the Berlin-based print studio Colorama she cohosts the residency project Clubhouse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 6.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 10, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45373024763990,"sku":"9781770463158","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0720\/7433\/0198\/files\/ogE7DoL5B49781770463158.webp?v=1783731269","url":"https:\/\/duanes-world-2.myshopify.com\/products\/shit-is-real-paperback","provider":"Duane's World","version":"1.0","type":"link"}