{"product_id":"united-states-of-banana-giannina-braschi-9780814257869","title":"United States of Banana: A Graphic Novel","description":"\"I was a monument to immigration--now I'm a border control cop.\" So admits the Statue of Liberty in Giannina Braschi's \u003ci\u003eUnited States of Banana\u003c\/i\u003e, a rollicking and nakedly political allegory of US imperialism and Puerto Rican independence. Illustrated by Swedish comic book artist Joakim Lindengren and based on Braschi's epic manifesto by the same title, the story takes us along on the madcap adventures of Zarathustra, Hamlet, and Giannina herself as they rescue the Puerto Rican prisoner Segismundo from under the skirt of the Statue of Liberty. Throughout their quest, the characters debate far-ranging political and philosophical subjects, spanning terrorism, global warming, mass incarceration, revolution, and love. The Marx Brothers, Pablo Neruda, Barack Obama, Disney characters and more make appearances in this stirring call to overthrow empire, liberate the imprisoned masses, and build a new country rooted in friendship, art, poetry, and laughter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Giannina Braschi, Joakim Lindengren\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0814257860\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814257869\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mad Creek Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.90h x 8.50w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/14\/2020","brand":"Giannina Braschi","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44046636974335,"sku":"9780814257869","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_42aed538-8a44-497c-8937-d5568a8464b7.jpg?v=1684985644","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/united-states-of-banana-giannina-braschi-9780814257869","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}