{"product_id":"the-secret-to-superhuman-strength-alison-bechdel","title":"The Secret to Superhuman Strength (Alison Bechdel)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**A \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOBSERVER \u003c\/i\u003eAND \u003ci\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e 'BOOKS OF 2021' PICK**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e**A \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e NOTABLE BOOK OF 2021**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling, award-winning author of\u003ci\u003e Fun Home\u003c\/i\u003e comes this Christmas's must-gift graphic novel.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll her life, Alison Bechdel has searched for an elusive secret...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe secret to superhuman strength.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe has looked for it in her favourite books, the lives of her heroes, celibacy, polyamory, activism, therapy, and most obsessively, in her lifelong passion for exercise. Skiing, running, karate, cycling, yoga, weightlifting - you name it, she's tried it. \"Oh, to be self-sufficient! Hard as a rock! An island!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut as she gets older, her body isn't getting any stronger. And in a changing, sometimes overwhelming world, are \"cantaloupe-sized guns\" all a person needs? Maybe the all-important secret is not where she expected to find it . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eThe Secret to Superhuman Strength\u003c\/i\u003e practically glows with a beguiling mixture of intellect, warmth and humour' \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this, her third graphic memoir, Alison Bechdel has written a deeply layered, personal story about selfhood, self-sabotage, mortality, addiction, bliss, wonder, and the concerns of a generation. This is an extraordinary, laugh-out-loud chronicle of the conundrums we all grapple with as we seek our true place in the world. Truly, a must-gift book this Christmas.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlison Bechdel\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of three internationally acclaimed graphic memoirs, \u003ci\u003eFun Home: A Family Tragicomic, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eAre You My Mother?: A Comic Drama \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Secret to Superhuman Strength. Fun Home\u003c\/i\u003e was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, won an Eisner Award and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. It was named a Best Book of the 21st Century by the \u003ci\u003eGuardian, \u003c\/i\u003ewas adapted to a broadway musical which won five Tony Awards and is currently being adapted for cinema. For twenty-five years, she wrote and drew the comic strip \u003ci\u003eDykes to Watch Out For\u003c\/i\u003e, a visual chronicle of modern life - queer and otherwise - considered 'one of the preeminent oeuvres in the comics genre'. Alison Bechdel is guest editor of \u003ci\u003eBest American Comics\u003c\/i\u003e, 2011, and has drawn comics for \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMcSweeney's\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2014 she was named as one of the recipients of the MacArthur 'Genius' Award.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehttp:\/\/dykestowatchoutfor.com\/\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Hardcover), Englisch, 240 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65805408207197,"sku":"K089296043","price":25.7,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/8929604300001A.jpg?v=1788467509","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/the-secret-to-superhuman-strength-alison-bechdel","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}