{"product_id":"billy-budd-kgb-9780486803913","title":"Billy Budd, KGB","description":"\"Vivid and sensitive.\" -- \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Inspired by Herman Melville's novella, this graphic novel recounts a gifted and na ve young man's recruitment by the Soviet secret service and his adventures in New York City as a spy. The tale begins in the aftermath of World War II, when a Ukrainian orphan with remarkable psychic powers is selected and trained by the KGB. Two decades later he arrives in the United States to lead a double life. Operating under the name Billy Budd, he conducts espionage while working with a construction crew that builds skyscrapers. Billy's rescue of a co-worker and the resulting friendship lead the agent in the direction of a spiritual existence, a previously unimaginable possibility. But can Billy escape his Soviet masters?\u003cbr\u003e This edition features a new English translation by author Jerome Charyn, who previously collaborated with illustrator Fran ois Boucq on the acclaimed graphic novel \u003ci\u003eThe Magician's Wife. \u003c\/i\u003eAn Introduction by Paul Pope, author and illustrator of \u003ci\u003eBatman: Year 100, \u003c\/i\u003e provides additional insights into this Cold War thriller.\u003cbr\u003e Suggested for mature readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dover Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/21\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780486803913\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.90h x 8.30w x 0.40d","brand":"Jerome Charyn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39893158002869,"sku":"9780486803913","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_21119cd4-77f9-4259-b9ba-7d6f5b699bef.jpg?v=1619537820","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/billy-budd-kgb-9780486803913","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}