{"product_id":"social-fiction-chantal-montellier-9781681377407","title":"Social Fiction","description":"\u003cb\u003eAppearing together in English for the first time, three politically charged sci-fi graphic novellas by a pioneering French comics artist.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDark, smart, and indomitably cool, the '70s and '80s dystopian visions of Chantal Montellier still unsettle. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVisitors to an underground mall must recreate civilization after a nuclear strike may have wiped out the rest of humanity. Newlyweds find themselves implicated in a government eugenics program. A disembodied authority reprimands a man for stepping out of view of a security camera. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this collection of three novellas\u003ci\u003e--Wonder City\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShelter\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003e1996--\u003c\/i\u003epublished together in English for the first time, Montellier's blend of dark humor, gripping storytelling, and consistent focus on the perils of totalitarianism shows her to be a master of both comics and science fiction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSocial Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e includes a Q\u0026amp;A between Chantal Montellier and Geoffrey Brock.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chantal Montellier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1681377403\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781681377407\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 07\/25\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.22h x 7.11w x 0.63d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/17\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2023 pg. 86","brand":"Chantal Montellier","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44073179447551,"sku":"9781681377407","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_97427377-0cf7-4ac0-be78-8e6970cb1809.jpg?v=1685446284","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/social-fiction-chantal-montellier-9781681377407","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}