{"product_id":"flung-out-of-space-gn-mr-c-0-1-1","title":"FLUNG OUT OF SPACE GN SC","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFlung Out of Space\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ea fictionalized graphic novel account of infamous author Patricia Highsmith caught up in the longing and obsession that would inspire her groundbreaking work of queer fiction, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Price of Salt\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e 100 Notable Books of the Year\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e Editors’ Choice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNamed a Book We Loved by NPR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author Grace Ellis and illustrator Hannah Templer have teamed up to tell Patricia Highsmith’s story through her eyes—reimagining the events that inspired her to write \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Price of Salt\u003c\/em\u003e, the book that would become a foundational piece of queer literature. \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFlung Out of Space\u003c\/em\u003e opens with Pat begrudgingly writing low-brow comics. A drinker, a smoker, and a hater of life, Pat knows she can do better. Her brain churns with images of the great novel she could and should be writing, what will eventually be \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStrangers on a Train\u003c\/em\u003e, which would later be adapted into a classic film by Alfred Hitchcock in 1951.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAt the same time, Pat, a lesbian consumed with self-loathing, is in and out of conversion therapy, leaving a trail of sexual conquests and broken hearts in her wake. However, one of those very affairs—and a chance encounter in a department store—give Pat the idea for her soon-to-be beloved tale of homosexual love that was the first of its kind: It gave the lesbian protagonists a happy ending.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is not just the story behind a classic queer book but also of a queer artist who was deeply flawed. It’s a comic about what it was like to write comics in the 1950s, but also about what it means to be a writer at any time in history, struggling to find your voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAuthor Grace Ellis contextualizes Patricia Highsmith as both an unintentional queer icon \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eand\u003c\/em\u003e a figure whose problematic views and noted anti-Semitism have cemented her controversial legacy. Highsmith’s life imitated her art with results as devastating as the plot twists that brought her fame and fortune.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HACHETTE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40046852800566,"sku":"978141974434151899","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0260\/3030\/9430\/files\/FLUNG.jpg?v=1696457439","url":"https:\/\/shop.floatingworldcomics.com\/products\/flung-out-of-space-gn-mr-c-0-1-1","provider":"Floating World Comics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}