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Petar & Liza Hardcover (Mature)
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In this resplendently painted graphic novel, a poet and a dancer form a beautiful connection in a bleak world. When Petar returns home to civilian life after his two-year conscription in the ex-Yugoslavian army, he finds himself adrift. Even amidst the most raucous, late-night parties, he feels detached from it all, like a ghost haunting the living. But a serendipitous encounter with Liza, a dancer with joie de vivre about her, brings a flood of vibrant color into his gray life. Their lyrical romance forms an oasis in a bleak world, until his inner demons start to reveal themselves. A heartfelt character study, this graphic novel paints the portrait of a complex protagonist often at odds with himself. At times, Petar writes soulful, life-affirming poetry, while at others he falls into spells of depression and self-destruction. Petar & Liza is a work of meticulous expressionism that reflects Miroslav Sekulic-Struja's vivid artistic vision. In dazzling gouache, Sekulic-Struja conjures an earthy, street-level view of humanity, bringing to life bohemian environs of dive bars, back rooms, and crowded cityscapes. He paints a world in darkness and turmoil, in which rays of sunshine occasionally peek through. MIROSLAV SEKULIC-STRUJA (b. 1976, Rijeka, Croatia) is a self-taught painter, illustrator, and novelist, whose rich and profound works seek to chronicle the underrepresented struggles of a generation lost to war. He is best known for his Pelote trilogy, which tells the Dickensian story of orphans in wartime. In 2010, his graphic novel The Man Who Bought a Smile received the Young Talent Award from the Angoulême International Comics Festival.
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- Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
- Product Type: Graphic Novels
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- Cover Number: 0
- Ratio: 1
- Price: 39.99
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- ISNM: 1683969642
- EAN: 978168396964853999
- Mature: N
- Adult: N
- Writer: Sekulic-Struja, Miroslav
- Artist: Sekulic-Struja, Miroslav
- Cover Artist: Sekulic-Struja, Miroslav
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- Lunar Code: 0324FB358
- Lunar Ship Date: 2024-06-19
- Lunar FOC Date: 2024-04-07
- Diamond Series Code: 0
- Diamond Code: MAR241603
- Diamond Ship Date: 2024-05-22
- Diamond FOC Date: 2024-04-08
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