{"product_id":"the-last-count-of-monte-ayize-jama-everett-9781419745508","title":"The Last Count of Monte Cristo","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn Afrofuturist, fully colored, illustrated graphic-novel retelling of Alexandre Dumas's classic 19th-century novel \u003ci\u003eThe Count of Monte Cristo\u003c\/i\u003e, from writer Ayize Jama-Everett and award-winning artist Tristan Roach\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A bold retelling of Alexandre Dumas's classic tale of love, betrayal, revenge, and redemption, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Count of Monte Cristo\u003c\/i\u003e is a speculative update that pushes the narrative into a future hundreds of years after the polar ice caps have melted and submerged our planet into a new era of technology and culture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This futuristic reinterpretation revisits the original inspiration of \u003ci\u003eThe Count of Monte Cristo\u003c\/i\u003e--Alexandre Dumas's own father. A greatly respected general during the French Revolution, Dumas was one of the highest-ranking officers of African descent in a Western army in history. Like the protagonist of his son's story, General Dumas was betrayed and spent years in prison before getting a chance to return to his beloved France. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Last Count of Monte Cristo\u003c\/i\u003e is a radical and powerful graphic novel update that reclaims the cultural heritage of Dumas's tale and suggests the terrible future that could threaten the human race if we continue to destroy our planet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ayize Jama-Everett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1419745506\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781419745508\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harry N. Abrams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/25\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.10h x 7.00w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/13\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2023 pg. 35","brand":"Ayize Jama-Everett","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44071439859967,"sku":"9781419745508","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a98cb9d8-9f74-4c87-96b0-c3a2cc7ffcb0.jpg?v=1685436104","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-last-count-of-monte-ayize-jama-everett-9781419745508","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}