{"product_id":"arsene-schrauwen-9798875000928b","title":"Arsène Schrauwen","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eUtopia comes with a price in this new 10th anniversary paperback edition of the acclaimed comedic graphic novel inspired by the author’s mid-century colonialist grandfather.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1947, the author's grandfather, Arsène Schrauwen, traveled across the ocean to a mysterious, dangerous jungle colony at the behest of his cousin. Together they would build something deemed impossible: a modern utopia in the wilderness — but not before Arsène falls in love with his cousin's wife, Marieke. Whether delirious from love or a fever-inducing jungle virus, Arsène's loosening grip on reality is mirrored by the graphic novel reader's uncertainty of what is imagined or real by Arsène. This first full-length graphic novel from the critically acclaimed Olivier Schrauwen is an engrossing, sometimes funny, slightly surreal and often beautiful narrative.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eOriginally released in 2014, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eArsène Schrauwen\u003c\/span\u003e heralded the then largely-unknown-to-English readers Olivier Schrauwen as a major voice in international comics — a reputation that has only gained momentum over the ensuing decade with releases like 2024’s Sunday.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFull-color illustrations throughout\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Fantagraphics Books","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42821110464592,"sku":"9798875000928B","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9798875000928-l.jpg?v=1785882381","url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/products\/arsene-schrauwen-9798875000928b","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}