{"product_id":"the-magicians-wife-paperback","title":"The Magician's Wife - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJerome Charyn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eFrancois Boucq\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eDrew Ford\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA dark, menacingly brilliant tale, tinged with the erotic . . . a kind of film noir between covers directed by Fellini. ― \u003ci\u003eLA Times \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eBrilliant, funny, hallucinatory. ― Joyce Carol Oates \u003cbr\u003eMore engaging than 96 percent of the fiction published in France or North America today. ― \u003ci\u003eArtform\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eThe story and the art are both eerie and erotic. ― \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpanning multiple decades and continents, this phantasmagorical epic is the result of a unique collaboration between an award-winning American author and the famous French illustrator of Alexandro Jodorowsky's \u003ci\u003eBouncer\u003c\/i\u003e series. Writer Jerome Charyn and artist François Boucq combine their talents to recount a surrealistic tale about the wife of a philandering magician and her struggles with terrifying demons, both real and imaginary. \u003cbr\u003eOriginally published as \u003ci\u003eLa Femme du magicien, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Magician's Wife\u003c\/i\u003e was awarded the 1986 Prix Alfred (Angoulême) and the Grand Prix (Sierre). The English-language version has been out of print for three decades, during which time the graphic novel has developed a deep cult following ― this new edition promises to mesmerize a new generation of readers. Suggested for mature readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA dark, menacingly brilliant tale, tinged with the erotic. ― \u003ci\u003eLA Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eSpanning multiple decades and continents, this phantasmagorical epic is the result of a unique collaboration between an award-winning American author and the famous French illustrator of Alexandro Jodorowsky's \u003ci\u003eBouncer\u003c\/i\u003e series. Writer Jerome Charyn and artist François Boucq combine their talents to recount a surrealistic tale about the wife of a philandering magician and her struggles with terrifying demons, both real and imaginary.\u003cbr\u003eOriginally published as \u003ci\u003eLa Femme du magicien, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Magician's Wife\u003c\/i\u003e was awarded the 1986 Prix Alfred (Angoulême) and the Grand Prix (Sierre). The English-language version has been out of print for three decades, during which time the graphic novel has developed a deep cult following ― this new edition promises to mesmerize a new generation of readers. Suggested for mature readers.\u003cbr\u003eDover (2015) republication of the edition originally published by Editions du Lombard, Brussels, 1986.\u003cbr\u003eSee every Dover book in print at\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ewww.doverpublications.com\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCalled \"a contemporary American Balzac\" by \"New York Newsday,\" Jerome Charyn is the author ofthirty novels, three memoirs, eight graphic novels, and more acclaimed works. Two of his memoirs were named \"New York Times\" Book of the Year, hehas been a finalist for the PEN\/Faulkner Award for Fiction, and was awarded a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship in 1983. Charyn has also received the Rosenthal Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters and has been named Commander of Arts and Letters (\"Ordre des Arts et des Lettres\") by the French Minister of Culture.\u003cbr\u003eFrancois Boucq is a French comic book artist, most known for creating the character Jerome Moucherot. He was awarded the Grand Prix de la ville d'Angouleme in 1998.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 10.8 x 8.1 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 October 21, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47379161809074,"sku":"9780486800493","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/4bd96d69641f9bfda775951ed44a772f.webp?v=1777755845","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-magicians-wife-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}