{"product_id":"social-fiction-9781681377407","title":"Social Fiction","description":"\u003cb\u003eAppearing together in English for the first time, three politically charged sci-fi graphic novellas by a pioneering French comics artist.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn anonymous official chides a man under surveillance for stepping out of view of a security camera; visitors to an underground mall are forced to form a new society when a nuclear strike may (or may not) have left them as the sole survivors on Earth; newlyweds living in an authoritarian New York City attempt to navigate the insidious hurdles of being permitted to have a child; and a Puerto Rican boxer discovers that segregation continues in America long after death. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese are the visions of Chantal Montellier, a contributor to the legendary \u003ci\u003eMétal Hurlant\u003c\/i\u003e, and the creator of some of the most striking and stirring science fiction comics of the 1970s and 1980s. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this collection of three novellas, \u003ci\u003eWonder City\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShelter\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003e1996\u003c\/i\u003e, published together in English for the first time, Montellier's blend of dark humor, gripping storytelling, and consistent focus on the perils of totalitarianism, shows her to be a master of both comics and science fiction.\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 07\/25\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781681377407\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Chantal Montellier","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42881864728757,"sku":"9781681377407","price":21.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_ab25b9d9-1239-408d-8acb-d6398dfa2a3a.jpg?v=1685418895","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/social-fiction-9781681377407","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}