{"product_id":"return-to-eden-hardcover-by-paco-roca","title":"Return to Eden Hardcover by Paco Roca","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(2024-02-27)\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\u003e176\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781683969310\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e640.71\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e17.68 x 24.69 x 1.91\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe celebrated Spanish cartoonist’s most ambitious work yet is a touching homage to his mother and a bittersweet depiction of life in post-war Spain.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE 2025 PEN OAKLAND JOSEPHINE MILES AWARD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Public Library Best Comics for Adults 2024\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt all starts with a photograph: an ordinary scene of a young woman and her family picnicking at a Valencian beach in 1947. Now in her twilight years, Antonia cherishes this photo dearly; it holds the memories of her upbringing, her family — the key to her Eden. Taking off from this routine family outing, cartoonist Paco Roca paints a heartfelt portrait of his mother’s formative years. This delicate portrayal of a humble family is at once an intimate biographical story and a broader reflection of the hardscrabble existence many faced in post-war Spain. Antonia and her family soldier through constant hunger, the shady dealings of the black market, traumas of war and parental abuse, and the oppressive atmosphere wrought by the Catholic church and Franco’s authoritarian regime — and yet, they find oases of joy and wonder in cinema, imagination, and small acts of kindness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoca is known the world over for his quietly powerful graphic novels, from \u003ci\u003eTwists of Fate\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eThe House\u003c\/i\u003e, and this latest masterwork may just be his magnum opus. In \u003ci\u003eReturn to Eden\u003c\/i\u003e, Roca manages to charge quotidian life with rare poignancy, in all its daily struggles and daydreams, and readers will come away deeply affected.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaco Roca\u003c\/b\u003e is an acclaimed Spanish comics artist whose translated works with Fantagraphics include \u003ci\u003eThe Treasure of the Black Swan\u003c\/i\u003e (2022), \u003ci\u003eMemoirs of a Man in Pajamas\u003c\/i\u003e (2023), and \u003ci\u003eReturn to Eden\u003c\/i\u003e (2024).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrea Rosenberg\u003c\/b\u003e is a translator who has worked on a variety of novels and graphic narratives in Spanish and Portuguese. Her translations of the graphic novels \u003ci\u003eRun For It\u003c\/i\u003e by Marcelo D’Salete and \u003ci\u003eThe House\u003c\/i\u003e by Paco Roca won Eisner Awards in 2018 and 2020, respectively.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46556389277857,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781683969310","price":38.94,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9781683969310.jpg?v=1781813665","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/return-to-eden-hardcover-by-paco-roca","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}