{"product_id":"9781770469013","title":"One Woman and the War","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eKondo, Yoko; Boyd, David\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDrawn and Quarterly\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1\/19\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eA melancholic portrait of Tokyo at the edge of collapse during the final days of World War II, by a celebrated Garo cartoonist.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAdapted from Ango Sakaguchi’s famous historical fiction\/romance writing, the graphic novel follows two people bound not by love, but by proximity to ruin.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA former sex worker, she is emotionally sealed off, incapable of feeling pleasure in any familiarway. A writer, he is numb and adrift, and drawn to her detachment from the unraveling world. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTogether, they have made an agreement: they will stay together until the war ends—or they die. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrifting through bomb shelters, burned-out streets, and nights heavy with smoke, desire, and resignation, terror becomes a strange fascination; destruction takes on an erotic charge. There is something beautiful, almost intoxicating, about the end.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKondō’s minimalist manga style heightens the void—thin lines, empty rooms, distant gazes. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTranslated by award-winning David Boyd (Breasts and Eggs), this long-awaited release will be an instant classic.","brand":"Drawn and Quarterly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48946507251967,"sku":"9781770469013","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9781770469013","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}