{"product_id":"lena-finkles-magic-barrel-a-graphic-novel-9780143125242","title":"Lena Finkle's Magic Barrel: A Graphic Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003e*A \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eNotable Book* \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Funny, painful, outrageous . . . Anya Ulinich is the David Sedaris of Russian-American cartoonists.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Gary Shteyngart \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnya Ulinich turns her sharp eye toward the strange, often unmooring world of \"grown-up\" dating in this darkly comic graphic novel. After her fifteen-year marriage ends, Lena Finkle gets an eye-opening education in love, sex, and loss when she embarks on a string of online dates, all while raising her two teenage daughters. The Vampire of Bensonhurst, the Orphan, Disaster Man, and the Diamond Psychiatrist are just a few of the unforgettable characters she meets along the way. Evoking Louis C. K.'s humor and Amy Winehouse's longing and anguish, and paying homage to Malamud and Chekhov, \u003ci\u003e Lena Finkle's Magic Barrel\u003c\/i\u003e is a funny and moving story, beautifully told.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/29\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143125242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 7.30w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/12\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/10\/2014 pg. 15\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/17\/2014 pg. 30\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNY Times Notable Bks of Year\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/07\/2014 pg. 26\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Anya Ulinich","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42924823937205,"sku":"9780143125242","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_43425a50-4a5a-479c-98fa-57e1ab86b42b.jpg?v=1687839077","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/lena-finkles-magic-barrel-a-graphic-novel-9780143125242","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}