{"product_id":"borb-9781941250020","title":"Borb","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSelected for The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2016\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBorb\u003c\/i\u003e by Jason Little (\u003ci\u003eShutterbug Follies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMotel Art Improvement Service\u003c\/i\u003e) is the story of Borb, a severely alcoholic homeless man. Borb is a downtrodden urban Candide whose misfortunes pile up at an alarming rate. The narrative is presented as a series of daily newspaper strips as the author draws on the long and complex tradition of the comic strip slapstick vagabond archetype. At once hilarious, horrifying, and full or heart, \u003ci\u003eBorb\u003c\/i\u003e depicts the real horrors specific to present-day urban homelessness. \u003ci\u003eBorb\u003c\/i\u003e is Little's most complex and challenging work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJason Little\u003c\/b\u003e studied photography at Oberlin College, and now resides in Brooklyn with writer Myla Goldberg and their daughter Zelie Goldberg-Little. He has been drawing cartoons since he was a child. In addition to acclaimed \u003ci\u003eShutterbug Follies\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMotel Art Improvement Service\u003c\/i\u003e, he also created the Xeric Award-winning \u003ci\u003eJack's Luck Runs Out\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as a number of short works for various cartoon anthologies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Uncivilized Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/19\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781941250020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.10h x 8.70w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/23\/2015 pg. 60\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jason Little","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43449023266997,"sku":"9781941250020","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_cb21462b-fd55-4536-987e-63346c6bd023.jpg?v=1704216613","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/borb-9781941250020","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}