Kuper Peter - Ruins - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: Author - illustrator Peter Kuper's Eisner Award - winning graphic novel Ruins is a story of love adventure and politics and two lives changed forever by Mexico and the monarch butterfly. Kuper's art is page after page astonishing. Jules Feiffer Samantha and George are about to launch into a sabbatical year in the quaint Mexican town of Oaxaca. For Samantha their journey to this historic town is about fulfilling a lifelong dream; for George it is an unsettling step into the unknown. As the couple embark on their adventure a monarch butterfly begins its arduous migration south from the United States to Mexico It is a challenging journey a flight that requires remarkable endurance and a will to survive. Beneath Oaxaca's picturesque and serene veneer the 16th - century architecture the nearby ruins it is a town shaken to the core by political unrest. As the monarch butterfly makes its challenging journey south political events threaten to change the town forever. What's more personal events look like they will alter the paths of Samantha and George for good. Ruins masterfully captures the shadows and light of a troubled country steeped in history and culture weaving together personal political and natural dramas into a thrilling portrait of life south of the Rio Grande.
Title: Ruins
Author(s): Kuper Peter
Publisher: Selfmadehero
Barcode: 9781914224188
Pages: 328 Pages, 4-Col Illustrations Throughout
Publication Date: 3/5/2024
Category: Graphic Novels: True Stories & Non-Fiction