{"product_id":"this-country-searching-for-home-in-very-rural-america-9781797223674","title":"This Country: Searching for Home in (Very) Rural America","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn Mahdavian's hands, comics feel like poetry.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ePerfect ink drawings bring land, beast, and humans, with all their delicacy and yearning, viscerally to life.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis Country\u003c\/i\u003e ... made me want to grant my own surroundings the grace, humor, and dignity of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMahdavian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e's observant study.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e--Amy Kurzweil, cartoonist and author of \u003ci\u003eFlying Couch: A Graphic Memoir\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA gorgeously illustrated and written debut graphic memoir about belonging, identity, and making a home in the remote American West, by \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e cartoonist Navied Mahdavian.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBefore Navied Mahdavian moved with his wife and dog in November of 2016 from San Francisco to an off-the-grid cabin in rural Idaho, he had never fished, gardened, hiked, hunted, or lived in a snowy place. But there, he could own land, realize his dream of being an artist, and start a family--the Millennial dream. Over the next three years, Mahdavian leaned into the wonders of the natural Idaho landscape and found himself adjusting to and enjoying a slower pace of living. But beyond the boundaries of his six acres, he was confronted with the realities of America's political shifts and forced to confront the question: \u003ci\u003eDo I belong here?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Mahdavian's beautifully written and unflinchingly honest graphic memoir charts his growth and struggles as an artist, citizen, and new father. It celebrates his love of place and honors the relationships he makes in rural America, touching on dynamics like culture, environment, and identity in America, and even articulating difficult moments of racism and brutality he found there as a Middle Eastern American. With wit, compassion, and a sense of humor, Mahdavian's insider perspective offers a unique portrait of one of the most remote and wild areas of the American West.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton Architectural Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/12\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781797223674\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/26\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2023 pg. 42\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Navied Mahdavian","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43049696034997,"sku":"9781797223674","price":22.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_a48a30f2-a910-4675-8d88-5d116002610c.jpg?v=1689692912","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/this-country-searching-for-home-in-very-rural-america-9781797223674","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}