{"product_id":"the-contradictions-paperback","title":"The Contradictions - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSophie Yanow\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Eisner Award-winning story about a student figuring out radical politics in a messy world \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSophie is young and queer and into feminist theory. She decides to study abroad, choosing Paris for no firm reason beyond liking French comics. Feeling a bit lonely and out of place, she's desperate for community and a sense of belonging. She stumbles into what\/who she's looking for when she meets Zena. An anarchist student-activist committed to veganism and shoplifting, Zena offers Sophie a whole new political ideology that feels electric. Enamored--of Zena, of the idea of living more righteously--Sophie finds herself swept up in a whirlwind friendship that blows her even further from her rural California roots as they embark on a disastrous hitchhiking trip to Amsterdam and Berlin, full of couch surfing, drug tripping, and radical book fairs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCapturing that time in your life where you're meeting new people and learning about the world--when everything feels vital and urgent--\u003ci\u003eThe Contradictions\u003c\/i\u003e is Sophie Yanow's fictionalized coming-of-age story. Sophie's attempts at ideological purity are challenged time and again, putting into question the plausibility of a life of dogma in a world filled with contradictions. Keenly observed, frank, and very funny, \u003ci\u003eThe Contradictions\u003c\/i\u003e speaks to a specific reality while also being incredibly relatable, reminding us that we are all imperfect people in an imperfect world.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSophie Yanow\u003c\/b\u003e is an artist and writer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. \u003ci\u003eThe Contradictions\u003c\/i\u003e is her first book with Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly, the webcomic of which won an Eisner Award and was nominated for the Ringo- and Harvey Awards. Yanow is also the author of \u003ci\u003eWhat Is a Glacier?\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWar of Streets and Houses\u003c\/i\u003e. Her comics have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFusion\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Nib\u003c\/i\u003e. She has been a MacDowell Colony Fellow, and her translation of Dominique Goblet's \u003ci\u003ePretending Is Lying\u003c\/i\u003e received the Scott Moncrieff prize for translation from French. Yanow has taught at the Center for Cartoon Studies, the New Hampshire Institute of Art, and the Animation Workshop in Denmark.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 204\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.7 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 08, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42699960713279,"sku":"9781770464070","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/495e4eb9122581bb53d3def55c2bedfc.webp?v=1765015069","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/the-contradictions-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}