{"product_id":"night-bus-zuo-ma-9781770464650","title":"Night Bus","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJourney through the countryside in this magical realist debut from an underground Chinese cartoonist\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn\u003ci\u003e Night Bus\u003c\/i\u003e, a young woman wearing round glasses finds herself on an adventurous late night bus ride that constantly makes detours through increasingly fantastical landscapes. Meanwhile a young cartoonist returns home after art school and tries his hand at becoming a working artist while watching over his aging grandmother whose memory is deteriorating. Nostalgic leaps take us to an elementary school gymnasium that slowly morphs into a swamp and is raided by a giant catfish. Beetles, salamanders, and bug-eyed fish intrude upon the bus ride of the round-glasses woman as the night stretches on. \u003ci\u003eNight Bus\u003c\/i\u003e blends autobiography, horror, and fantasy into a vibrantly detailed surreal world that shows a distinct talent surveying his past. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNature infringes upon the man-made world via gigantism and explosive abundance-the images in \u003ci\u003eNight Bus \u003c\/i\u003eare often unsettling, not aimed to horrify, but to upset the balance of modern life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eZuo Ma is part of a burgeoning Chinese art comics scene that pushes emotion to the forefront of the story while playing with action and dreams.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Zuo Ma\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1770464654\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770464650\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/24\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 412\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 6.00w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/21\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2021 pg. 48","brand":"Zuo Ma","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44074835411199,"sku":"9781770464650","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_39b92dc4-fe4a-4ed0-8c3e-c565b1518d13.jpg?v=1685456049","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/night-bus-zuo-ma-9781770464650","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}