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This Country: Searching for Home in (Very) Rural America (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781797223674)
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x"With light and airy illustrations, Mahdavian tackles these complex themes with humor and wit."
--NPR, Books We Love 2023 NPR BEST BOOKS OF 2023 ● NEW YORKER BEST BOOKS WE'VE READ IN 2023● A gorgeously illustrated and written debut graphic memoir about belonging, identity, and making a home in the remote American West, by New Yorker cartoonist Navied Mahdavian. Before Navied Mahdavian moved with his wife and dog in November of 2016 from San Francisco to an off-the-grid cabin in rural Idaho, he had never fished, gardened, hiked, hunted, or lived in a snowy place. But there, he could own land, realize his dream of being an artist, and start a family. Over the next three years, Mahdavian leaned into the wonders of the natural Idaho landscape and found himself adjusting to and enjoying a slower pace of living. But beyond the boundaries of his six acres, he was confronted with the realities of America's political shifts and forced to confront the question: Do I belong here? Mahdavian's beautifully written and unflinchingly honest graphic memoir charts his growth and struggles as an artist, citizen, and new father. It celebrates his love of place and honors the relationships he makes in rural America, touching on dynamics like culture, environment, and identity in America, and even articulating difficult moments of racism and brutality he found there as a Middle Eastern American. With wit, compassion, and a sense of humor, Mahdavian's insider perspective offers a unique portrait of one of the most remote and wild areas of the American West.
Author: Navied Mahdavian
ISBN-10: 1797223674
ISBN-13: 9781797223674
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Language: English
Published: 09/12/2023
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d
Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 06/26/2023
Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2023
Booklist 07/01/2023 pg. 42
BookPage 09/01/2023
--NPR, Books We Love 2023 NPR BEST BOOKS OF 2023 ● NEW YORKER BEST BOOKS WE'VE READ IN 2023● A gorgeously illustrated and written debut graphic memoir about belonging, identity, and making a home in the remote American West, by New Yorker cartoonist Navied Mahdavian. Before Navied Mahdavian moved with his wife and dog in November of 2016 from San Francisco to an off-the-grid cabin in rural Idaho, he had never fished, gardened, hiked, hunted, or lived in a snowy place. But there, he could own land, realize his dream of being an artist, and start a family. Over the next three years, Mahdavian leaned into the wonders of the natural Idaho landscape and found himself adjusting to and enjoying a slower pace of living. But beyond the boundaries of his six acres, he was confronted with the realities of America's political shifts and forced to confront the question: Do I belong here? Mahdavian's beautifully written and unflinchingly honest graphic memoir charts his growth and struggles as an artist, citizen, and new father. It celebrates his love of place and honors the relationships he makes in rural America, touching on dynamics like culture, environment, and identity in America, and even articulating difficult moments of racism and brutality he found there as a Middle Eastern American. With wit, compassion, and a sense of humor, Mahdavian's insider perspective offers a unique portrait of one of the most remote and wild areas of the American West.
Author: Navied Mahdavian
ISBN-10: 1797223674
ISBN-13: 9781797223674
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Language: English
Published: 09/12/2023
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d
Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 06/26/2023
Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2023
Booklist 07/01/2023 pg. 42
BookPage 09/01/2023
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