{"product_id":"graphic-subjects-michael-a-chaney-9780299251048","title":"Graphic Subjects: Critical Essays on Autobiography and Graphic Novels","description":"\u003cp\u003eSome of the most noteworthy graphic novels and comic books of recent years have been entirely autobiographical. In \u003ci\u003eGraphic Subjects\u003c\/i\u003e, Michael A. Chaney brings together a lively mix of scholars to examine the use of autobiography within graphic novels, including such critically acclaimed examples as Art Spiegelman's \u003ci\u003eMaus\u003c\/i\u003e, David Beauchard's \u003ci\u003eEpileptic\u003c\/i\u003e, Marjane Satrapi's \u003ci\u003ePersepolis\u003c\/i\u003e, Alan Moore's\u003ci\u003e Watchmen\u003c\/i\u003e, and Gene Yang's \u003ci\u003eAmerican Born Chinese\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e These essays, accompanied by visual examples, illuminate the new horizons that illustrated autobiographical narrative creates. The volume insightfully highlights the ways that graphic novelists and literary cartoonists have incorporated history, experience, and life stories into their work. The result is a challenging and innovative collection that reveals the combined power of autobiography and the graphic novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael A. Chaney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0299251047\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780299251048\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Wisconsin Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.01h x 6.08w x 0.78d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2011","brand":"Michael A. Chaney","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48086467182847,"sku":"9780299251048","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cb368ea3-ab42-4690-97bc-43a6a60b01a6.jpg?v=1769094833","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/graphic-subjects-michael-a-chaney-9780299251048","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}