{"product_id":"yellow-negroes-and-other-imaginary-creatures","title":"Yellow Negroes and Other Imaginary Creatures","description":"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eGlobe \u0026amp; Mail'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003es 100 Best Books of 2018\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A timely collection of work about race and immigration in Paris by one of France's most revered cult comic book artists.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYvan Alagbé is one of the most innovative and provocative artists in the world of comics. In the stories gathered in \u003ci\u003eYellow Negroes and Other Imaginary Creatures\u003c\/i\u003e--drawn between 1994 and 2011, and never before available in English--he uses stark, endlessly inventive black-and-white brushwork to explore love and race, oppression and escape. It is both an extraordinary experiment in visual storytelling and an essential, deeply personal political statement. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith unsettling power, the title story depicts the lives of undocumented migrant workers in Paris. Alain, a Beninese immigrant, struggles to protect his family and his white girlfriend, Claire, while engaged in a strange, tragic dance of obsession and repulsion with Mario, a retired French Algerian policeman. It is already a classic of alternative comics, and, like the other stories in this collection, becomes more urgent every day. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis NYRC edition is an oversized paperback with French flaps, printed endpapers, and extra-thick paper, and features new English hand-lettering and a brand-new story, exclusive to this edition.","brand":"New York Review Comics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62115524575602,"sku":"BS-R4W-371764","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0987\/2972\/2226\/files\/9781681371764-HD.jpg?v=1785069145","url":"https:\/\/www.novelpanel.com\/products\/yellow-negroes-and-other-imaginary-creatures","provider":"Novel Panel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}