{"product_id":"first-year-healthy-hardcover","title":"First Year Healthy - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Deforge\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA mysterious, unsettling parable from one of North America's most popular cartoonists\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst Year Healthy\u003c\/i\u003e purports to be the story of a young woman, recently released from the hospital after an outburst, and her burgeoning relationship with an odd, perhaps criminal Turkish immigrant. In a scant forty-five pages, working with a vibrant, otherworldly palette of magentas, yellows, and grays, Michael DeForge brings to life a world whose shifting realities are as treacherous as the thin ice its narrator walks on. \u003ci\u003eFirst Year Healthy\u003c\/i\u003e is all it appears to be and more: a parable about mental illness, a folktale about magical cats, and a bizarre, compelling story about relationships.\u003cbr\u003e DeForge's singular voice and vision have, in a few short years, rocketed his work to the apex of the contemporary comics canon. \u003ci\u003eAnt Colony \u003c\/i\u003ewas his first book with Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly: It appeared on \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Graphic Bestseller List and was lauded by the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Globe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHarper's Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. His effortless storytelling and eye for striking page design make each page of \u003ci\u003eFirst Year Healthy \u003c\/i\u003ea fascinating puzzle to be unraveled. \u003ci\u003eFirst Year Healthy\u003c\/i\u003e, knotty and mysterious, demands to be read and reread.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael DeForge\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1987 and grew up in Ottawa, Ontario. After a few years of experimenting with short strips and zines, he created \u003ci\u003eLose #1\u003c\/i\u003e, his first full-length comic, for which he won Best Emerging Talent at the Doug Wright Awards. He has since published a handful of comic books, which have received industry praise and two Eisner Award nominations. His illustrations have been published in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBloomberg View\u003c\/i\u003e; his comics have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Believer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMaisonneuve\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Adventure Time comic book series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 9.1 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 06, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47209765667065,"sku":"9781770461734","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/UmtCRi9qSENlTG5IUjR1Tkt1NDlsQT09.webp?v=1768066541","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/first-year-healthy-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}