{"product_id":"9781941250440","title":"Ex Libris","description":"Author: Matt Madden\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781941250440\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Uncivilized Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 15 Feb 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 120\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEx Libris\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e revolves around a character trapped in a room with nothing but a futon and a bookcase full of comics. As they peruse covers, read stories and fragments of stories, they begin to suspect that the comics contain hidden messages and... a threat. Fiction and reality blur; sanity and madness become increasingly intertwined as the reader becomes convinced the key to their predicament is to be found between the panels of the strange books.With a dizzying array of inventive visual and narrative styles, \u003ci\u003eEx Libris\u003c\/i\u003e continues the line of exploration and play that Madden initiated with \u003ci\u003e99 Ways to Tell a Story: Exercises in Style\u003c\/i\u003e. Ex Libris is a tribute to the meta-fictional tradition of writers like Jorge Luis Borges, Julio Cortzar, Vladimir Nabokov, and Italo Calvino (whose novel, \u003ci\u003eIf on a Winter's Night a Traveler, was the inspiration\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMATT MADDEN (NYC 1968) is a cartoonist, teacher, and translator. His best-known book is \u003ci\u003e99 Ways to Tell a Story: Exercises in Style\u003c\/i\u003e, a comics adaptation of Raymond Queneau's \u003ci\u003eExercises in Style\u003c\/i\u003e. His recent work includes the comic books \u003ci\u003eDrawn Onward\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBridge\u003c\/i\u003e. He has been living in Philadelphia since 2016.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46688057753758,"sku":"ADS-9781941250440","price":54.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781941250440.jpg?v=1775631472","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781941250440","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}