{"product_id":"the-jungle-hardcover-2","title":"The Jungle - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eUpton Sinclair\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA compelling graphic novel adaptation of Upton Sinclair's seminal protest novel that brings to life the harsh conditions and exploited existences of immigrants in Chicago's meatpacking industry in the early twentieth century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLong acclaimed around the world, Upton Sinclair's 1906 muckraking novel \u003ci\u003eThe Jungle\u003c\/i\u003e remains a powerful book even today. Not many works of literature can boast that their publication brought about actual social and labor change, but that's just what \u003ci\u003eThe Jungle\u003c\/i\u003e did, as it led to the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906. In today's society, where labor and safety of the food we eat remain key concerns for all, Sinclair's shocking story still resonates. Bringing new life and energy to this classic work, adapter and illustrator Kristina Gehrmann takes Sinclair's prose and transforms it through pen and ink, allowing you to discover (or rediscover) this book and see it from a whole new perspective.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eUPTON SINCLAIR was an American journalist and novelist, a Pulitzer Prize winner for fiction, and author of the classic muckraking novel The Jungle that led to the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act in 1906. KRISTINA GEHRMANN is an illustrator and graphic novelist living and working in Hamburg and Meersbusch, Germany. She explores historical and fantasy subjects in a detailed and painterly style inspired by classical Western artwork from the 17th to 19th centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 414\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.06 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 05, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42713329696831,"sku":"9781731703576","price":39.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/3550ea89c9451e6351e73745a8afe300.webp?v=1765064281","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/the-jungle-hardcover-2","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}