{"product_id":"pretending-is-lying-9781681376806","title":"Pretending Is Lying","description":"\u003cb\u003eNow in paperback, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ea \"tender, affecting\" (\u003ci\u003eNYTBR\u003c\/i\u003e) memoir unlike any other, and the first book to appear in English by the acclaimed Belgian artist Dominique Goblet.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a series of dazzling fragments--skipping through time, and from raw, slashing color to delicate black-and-white--Dominique Goblet examines the most important relationships in her life: with her partner, Guy Marc; with her daughter, Nikita; and with her parents. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe result is an unnerving comedy of paternal dysfunction, an achingly ambivalent love story (with asides on Thomas Pynchon and the Beach Boys), and a searing account of childhood trauma--a dizzying, unforgettable view of a life in progress and a tour de force of the art of comics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York Review Comics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/16\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781681376806\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"Dominique Goblet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42223241658549,"sku":"9781681376806","price":21.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_90cbff90-2601-4ac4-a428-d31ff68370be.jpg?v=1655780334","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/pretending-is-lying-9781681376806","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}