{"product_id":"the-left-bank-gang-paperback","title":"The Left Bank Gang - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJason\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eF. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Ezra Pound, and James Joyce walk into a Parisian bar... no, it's not the beginning of a joke, but the premise of Jason's unique new graphic novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Set in 1920s Paris, \u003cem\u003eThe Left Bank Gang\u003c\/em\u003e is a deliciously inventive re-imagining of these four literary figures as not only typical Jason anthropomorphics, but... graphic novelists! Yes, in Jason's warped world, cartooning is the dominant form of fiction, and not only do these four literary giants work in the comics medium but they get together to discuss pen vs. brush, chat about the latest graphic novels from Dostoevsky (I can't tell any of his characters apart!) to Faulkner (Hasn't he heard of white space? His panels are too crowded!), and bemoan their erratic careers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Add in a hilarious sequence where Hemingway is lectured by an overbearing Gertrude Stein (What kind of pencil are you using? You should be using a blue pencil, that way you don't have to erase, all right? Avoid captions. Don't ever write 'A little later.' You don't need that. The reader will figure it out.), guest appearances by Zelda Fitzgerald and Jean-Paul Sartre, and a few remarkable twists and turns along the way, and you've got one of the funniest and most playful graphic novels of the year.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Like Jason's acclaimed \u003cem\u003eWhy Are You Doing This?\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Left Bank Gang\u003c\/em\u003e is rendered in full spectacular color. This is Jason's eighth graphic novel in six years for Fantagraphics, and his audience continues to grow with every acclaimed release.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 2007 Eisner Award winner, Best U.S. Edition of International Material; 2007 Eisner Award nominee: Best Coloring (Hubert).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 48\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.23 x 9.9 x 7.06 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 August 17, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47399406108850,"sku":"9781560977421","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/7e82bc9d65070fe97e15408a554d844e.webp?v=1778071036","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-left-bank-gang-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}