{"product_id":"ex-libris-matt-madden-9781941250693","title":"Ex Libris","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEx Libris\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e revolves around a character trapped in a room with nothing but a futon and a bookcase full of comics. As they peruse covers, read stories and fragments of stories, they begin to suspect that the comics contain hidden messages and... a threat. Fiction and reality blur; sanity and madness become increasingly intertwined as the reader becomes convinced the key to their predicament is to be found between the panels of the strange books. With a dizzying array of inventive visual and narrative styles, \u003ci\u003eEx Libris\u003c\/i\u003e continues the line of exploration and play that Madden initiated with \u003ci\u003e99 Ways to Tell a Story: Exercises in Style\u003c\/i\u003e. Ex Libris is a tribute to the meta-fictional tradition of writers like Jorge Luis Borges, Julio Cortázar, Vladimir Nabokov, and Italo Calvino (whose novel, \u003ci\u003eIf on a Winter's Night a Traveler, was the inspiration\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMATT MADDEN (NYC 1968) is a cartoonist, teacher, and translator. His best-known book is \u003ci\u003e99 Ways to Tell a Story: Exercises in Style\u003c\/i\u003e, a comics adaptation of Raymond Queneau's \u003ci\u003eExercises in Style\u003c\/i\u003e. His recent work includes the comic books \u003ci\u003eDrawn Onward\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBridge\u003c\/i\u003e. He has been living in Philadelphia since 2016.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matt Madden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1941250696\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781941250693\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Uncivilized Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Matt Madden","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48454345359615,"sku":"9781941250693","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_30652af6-e434-47ab-9fa6-aa54fdf15c2e.jpg?v=1777305658","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ex-libris-matt-madden-9781941250693","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}