{"product_id":"amadeo-maladeo-hardcover-by-r-o-blechman","title":"Amadeo \u0026 Maladeo Hardcover by R. O Blechman","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eFantagraphics\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2016-03-21)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e256\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781606999158\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e567.0\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this fable-like graphic novel by an acclaimed cartoonist and animator, two musician brothers cycle through rags and riches.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawn in Blechman’s expressive, patented “wavy line” pen-and-ink style, \u003ci\u003eAmadeo \u0026amp; Maladeo\u003c\/i\u003e is the tale of two Mozart-esque half brothers. The aristocratic Amadeo begins his musical career playing violin for the King and Queen of Austria, while penurious, illegitimate Maladeo plays violin for pocket change on a street corner. Both face the trials and tribulations of fame as their stories intertwine and come full circle. \u003ci\u003eAmadeo and Maladeo\u003c\/i\u003e serves as an elegant and unvarnished metaphor for the hardships contemporary artists face, which appears to be a universal condition of civilization.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eR.O. Blechman,\u003c\/b\u003e born in Brooklyn 1930, is an American animator, illustrator, children’s book author, graphic novelist, and editorial cartoonist. In 1984, he won an Emmy for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animated Programming for \u003ci\u003eThe Soldier’s Tale\u003c\/i\u003e. In 1999, he was inducted into the Art Directors Hall of Fame, and in 2011 he received the National Cartoonists Society's Milton Caniff Lifetime Achievement Award. He is also known for \u003ci\u003eThe Juggler of Our Lady (\u003c\/i\u003e1953), Alka-Seltzer commercials, and multiple \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e covers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46556095840417,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781606999158","price":32.29,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9781606999158_8cb7d0cb-12d5-4181-8aca-206019b15141.jpg?v=1781805062","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/amadeo-maladeo-hardcover-by-r-o-blechman","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}