{"product_id":"social-fiction-paperback","title":"Social Fiction - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChantal Montellier\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGeoffrey Brock\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDark, smart, and indomitably cool, the 70s and 80s dystopian vision of Chantal Montellier still unsettle. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVisitors to an underground mall must recreate civilization after a nuclear strike may have wiped out the rest of humanity. Newlyweds find themselves implicated in a government eugenics program. A disembodied authority reprimands a man for stepping out of view of a security camera. \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\u003epublished 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSocial Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e includes a Q\u0026amp;A between Chantal Montellier and Geoffrey Brock.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChantal Montellier \u003c\/b\u003eis a French novelist, painter, and comics creator. Montellier began working as an editorial cartoonist in 1972, with work appearing in newspapers and magazines such as \u003ci\u003ePolitis\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eL'Humanité, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMarianne. \u003c\/i\u003eA contributor to the renowned comics magazine \u003ci\u003eMétal Hurlant \u003c\/i\u003eand one of the most active female comics creators in France, Montellier is known for her realist drawing style and her engagement with political and feminist themes in her work. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeoffrey Brock\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of two books of poetry, most recently \u003ci\u003eVoices Bright Flags\u003c\/i\u003e, and the translator of a number of books, including the NYRB Classics and NYR Children's Collection editions of Carlo Collodi's \u003ci\u003ePinnochio\u003c\/i\u003e and the NYRC edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Tenderness of Stones\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 9.22 x 7.11 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 25, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42732008669247,"sku":"9781681377407","price":29.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/5ab5338e48707475c454c798fe46d4dc.webp?v=1765130939","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/social-fiction-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}