{"product_id":"flung-out-of-space-isbn-9781419744334","title":"Flung Out of Space","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFlung Out of Space\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\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, \u003ci\u003eThe Price of Salt\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 100 Notable Books of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e Editors’ Choice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Book We Loved by NPR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\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 \u003ci\u003eThe Price of Salt\u003c\/i\u003e, the book that would become a foundational piece of queer literature. \u003ci\u003eFlung Out of Space\u003c\/i\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 \u003ci\u003eStrangers on a Train\u003c\/i\u003e, which would later be adapted into a classic film by Alfred Hitchcock in 1951.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e At 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Author Grace Ellis contextualizes Patricia Highsmith as both an unintentional queer icon \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Harry N. Abrams","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":44826000228581,"sku":"NP9781419744334","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/O_5c57c082-9bee-468a-9f3e-0c3be14058e8.jpg?v=1773102176","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/flung-out-of-space-isbn-9781419744334","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}