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Ruins
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Peter Kuper
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Selfmadehero
Publication date
October 6, 2015
Pages
256
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9781906838980
ISBN-10
1906838984
Dimensions
1.25 by 7.50 by 10.50 in.
Weight
2.74 lbs.
Original list price
$29.95
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Winner of the 2016 Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album
Selected as an ALA Top Ten Graphic Novel of 2016
Samantha and George are a couple heading towards a sabbatical year in the quaint Mexican town of Oaxaca. For Samantha, it is the opportunity to revisit her past. For George, it is an unsettling step into the unknown. For both of them, it will be a collision course with political and personal events that will alter their paths and the town of Oaxaca forever.
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In tandem, the remarkable and arduous journey that a Monarch butterfly endures on its annual migration from Canada to Mexico is woven into Ruins. This creates a parallel picture of the challenges of survival in our ever-changing world.
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Ruins explores the shadows and light of Mexico through its past and present as encountered by an array of characters. The real and surreal intermingle to paint an unforgettable portrait of life south of the Rio Grande.
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Selected as an ALA Top Ten Graphic Novel of 2016
Samantha and George are a couple heading towards a sabbatical year in the quaint Mexican town of Oaxaca. For Samantha, it is the opportunity to revisit her past. For George, it is an unsettling step into the unknown. For both of them, it will be a collision course with political and personal events that will alter their paths and the town of Oaxaca forever.
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In tandem, the remarkable and arduous journey that a Monarch butterfly endures on its annual migration from Canada to Mexico is woven into Ruins. This creates a parallel picture of the challenges of survival in our ever-changing world.
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Ruins explores the shadows and light of Mexico through its past and present as encountered by an array of characters. The real and surreal intermingle to paint an unforgettable portrait of life south of the Rio Grande.
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from Selfmadehero (October 6, 2015)
9781906838980 | details & prices | 256 pages | 7.50 × 10.50 × 1.25 in. | 2.74 lbs | List price $29.95
About: Winner of the 2016 Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album Selected as an ALA Top Ten Graphic Novel of 2016 Samantha and George are a couple heading towards a sabbatical year in the quaint Mexican town of Oaxaca.
About: Winner of the 2016 Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album Selected as an ALA Top Ten Graphic Novel of 2016 Samantha and George are a couple heading towards a sabbatical year in the quaint Mexican town of Oaxaca.
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