{"product_id":"the-mirror-of-love-alan-moore-9781891830457","title":"The Mirror of Love","description":"Acclaimed storyteller \u003cb\u003eAlan Moore\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eFrom Hell\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJerusalem\u003c\/i\u003e) yields this epic poem recounting the history of same-sex love, revealing a hidden side of Western culture through the lives of its greatest artists. Sappho, Michelangelo, Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson, Oscar Wilde, and many others are woven into this rich, visceral piece. Originally published in 1988, \u003ci\u003eThe Mirror of Love\u003c\/i\u003e sprang from Moore's activist heart as a reaction to Britain's controversial anti-gay law, Clause 28. In the past, \u003ci\u003eMirror\u003c\/i\u003e has been translated into both a comic book and a stage production, but Top Shelf presents it as it was meant to be, a hardcover book illustrated with over forty full-color photographs from acclaimed artist Jos  Villarrubia.\u003cbr\u003eIncluded in the 128-page special edition is an essay about the poem and its previous incarnations, an index of characters and places, a selection of classic poems quoted in the text, and a bibliography.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan Moore\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1891830457\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781891830457\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Top Shelf Productions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/22\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 116\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.38h x 8.06w x 0.61d","brand":"Alan Moore","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43939085156607,"sku":"9781891830457","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_e75f57bc-2c80-465f-bb50-89458a8ad347.jpg?v=1681439407","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-mirror-of-love-alan-moore-9781891830457","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}