{"product_id":"parallel-paperback-2","title":"Parallel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMatthias Lehmann\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eIvanka Hahnenberger\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 2023 GLAAD Media Award Nominee for Outstanding Original Graphic Novel\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 2023 ALA Best Graphic Novel for Adults\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eParallel\u003c\/i\u003e, creator Matthias Lehmann deftly explores the complexities of being gay at a time when queer relationships were forbidden. Torn between his longing for a family and his simultaneous desire for gay love, Karl Kling hides his homosexuality from his wife and child while pursuing male romances in 1950s Germany. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKarl Kling's story is one of revelations, and these he has addressed in a letter to his daughter, Hella, who had disowned Karl many years ago. Karl's letter is a cri de coeur from a father to a daughter he never really got to know, and he comes clean to her about his failed marriages, his fractured family relations--and his love for men. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTaking place between the end of World War II and the 1980s, \u003ci\u003eParallel \u003c\/i\u003echronicles Karl's efforts to comply with social norms in order to keep his sexuality a secret. It also paints a picture of a life torn between conformity and rebellion, and the cruel realities of twentieth-century German society, where homosexuality was proscribed and punishable until 1994. Matthias Lehmann poignantly depicts the story of a decades-long yearning to live an open and free life, and the price Karl and those he loves must pay for it. It is also a story of finding the courage to finally tell the truth no matter the obstacles...or the cost.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMatthias Lehmann, born in Leipzig in 1983, completed his studies and master's degree at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts. He drew the comic \u003ci\u003eClaude Monet\u003c\/i\u003e (Prestel Verlag), publishes zines, and is regularly featured in the German comic anthology \u003ci\u003eJazam\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2018, he was one of the finalists for the Comic Book Prize of the Berthold Leibinger Foundation for \u003ci\u003eParallel\u003c\/i\u003e, and in 2019, he received the Ginco Award for the Best Short Comic. He lives in Germany.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 13, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42725549965375,"sku":"9781637151006","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/5381a9887a1765d7e4277484a395ad6c.webp?v=1765106998","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/parallel-paperback-2","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}