{"product_id":"panther-hardcover-by-brecht-evens","title":"Panther Hardcover by Brecht Evens","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\u003eDrawn and Quarterly\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2016-04-26)\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\u003e120\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781770462267\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e714.42\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e23.62 x 28.45 x 1.52\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Evens is the finest ambassador for Belgian illustration since Hergé.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eBrecht Evens, the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Wrong Place \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Making Of\u003c\/i\u003e, returns with an unsettling graphic novel about a little girl and her imaginary feline companion. Iconoclastic in his cartooning and page layouts, subtle in his plotting, and deft in his capturing of the human experience, Evens has crafted a tangled, dark masterwork.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChristine lives in a big house with her father and her cat, Lucy. When Lucy gets sick and dies, Christine is devastated. But alone in her room, something special happens: a panther pops out of her dresser drawer and begins to tell her stories of distant Pantherland, where he is the crown prince.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA shape-shifter who tells Christine anything she wants to hear, Panther begins taking over Christine's life, alienating her from her other toys and friends. As Christine's world spirals out of control, so does the world Panther has created for her. \u003ci\u003ePanther\u003c\/i\u003e is a chilling voyage into the shadowy corners of the human psyche. The Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly edition of \u003ci\u003ePanther\u003c\/i\u003e is an extended \"director's cut,\" featuring additional material not included in the original book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrecht Evens\u003c\/b\u003e is a Belgian cartoonist living in Paris. \u003ci\u003eThe Wrong Place\u003c\/i\u003e, his first graphic novel, was nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Painter. He has since received five more nominations. He has also won the Special Jury Prize in Angoulême for the original edition of his fourth graphic novel \u003ci\u003eThe City of Belgium.\u003c\/i\u003e Evens is also the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Making of\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePanther\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46959904587937,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781770462267","price":37.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9781770462267.jpg?v=1788336413","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/panther-hardcover-by-brecht-evens","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}