{"product_id":"artichoke-tales-megan-kelso-9781606993446","title":"Artichoke Tales","description":"\u003cp\u003eMegan Kelso has proved herself a master of the cartoon short story with \u003cem\u003eQueen of the Black Black\u003c\/em\u003e (1998, to be republished by Fantagraphics in 2010) and Squirrel Mother (2006, currently in its second printing). With \u003cem\u003eArtichoke Tales\u003c\/em\u003e, six years in the making, Kelso expands her range (and her page count) by creating a family saga spanning three generations and an entire continent.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eArtichoke Tales\u003c\/em\u003e is a 176-page coming-of-age story about a young girl named Brigitte whose family is caught between the two warring sides of a civil war, a graphic novel that takes place in a world that echoes our own, but whose people have artichoke leaves instead of hair. Influenced in equal parts by \u003cem\u003eLittle House on the Prairie\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Thorn Birds\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDharma Bums\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eCold Mountain\u003c\/em\u003e, Kelso weaves a moving story about family amidst war. Kelso's visual storytelling, uniquely combining delicate linework with rhythmic, musical page compositions, creates a dramatic tension between intimate, ruminative character studies and the unflinching depiction of the consequences of war and carnage, lending cohesion and resonance to a generational epic. This is Kelso's first new work in four years; the widespread critical reception of her previous work makes \u003cem\u003eArtichoke Tales\u003c\/em\u003e one of the most eagerly anticipated graphic novels of 2010.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Megan Kelso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1606993445\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781606993446\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fantagraphics Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/06\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.22h x 6.70w x 0.97d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/06\/2010 pg. 8\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2010 pg. 48","brand":"Megan Kelso","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48436876345599,"sku":"9781606993446","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1de5ff17-241a-4395-913b-155c709c6f6f.jpg?v=1777158367","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/artichoke-tales-megan-kelso-9781606993446","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}