{"product_id":"pretending-is-lying-dominique-goblet-9781681376806","title":"Pretending Is Lying","description":"\u003cb\u003eNow in paperback, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ea \"tender, affecting\" (\u003ci\u003eNYTBR\u003c\/i\u003e) memoir unlike any other, and the first book to appear in English by the acclaimed Belgian artist Dominique Goblet.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a series of dazzling fragments--skipping through time, and from raw, slashing color to delicate black-and-white--Dominique Goblet examines the most important relationships in her life: with her partner, Guy Marc; with her daughter, Nikita; and with her parents. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe result is an unnerving comedy of paternal dysfunction, an achingly ambivalent love story (with asides on Thomas Pynchon and the Beach Boys), and a searing account of childhood trauma--a dizzying, unforgettable view of a life in progress and a tour de force of the art of comics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dominique Goblet\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1681376806\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781681376806\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York Review Comics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/16\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.60w x 0.50d","brand":"Dominique Goblet","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43945757311231,"sku":"9781681376806","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_30f17cfc-3342-411b-a1d7-9effb17b0f4c.jpg?v=1681509672","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pretending-is-lying-dominique-goblet-9781681376806","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}