{"product_id":"back-to-black","title":"Back To Black","description":"The legendary American cartoonist and author Jules Feiffer has enjoyed a long and varied career, working on everything from illustrating \u003ci\u003eThe Phantom Tollbooth\u003c\/i\u003e to writing the screenplay for the film \u003ci\u003ePopeye\u003c\/i\u003e. But some of his most innovative work came very late in his career, with a trio of graphic novels he composed in his eighties: \u003ci\u003eKill My Mother\u003c\/i\u003e (2014), \u003ci\u003eCousin Joseph\u003c\/i\u003e (2016), and \u003ci\u003eThe Ghost Script \u003c\/i\u003e(2018).\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBack to Black\u003c\/i\u003e provides the first full-length critical analysis of this trilogy, exploring how it pays homage to the iconography and themes of film noir through constant graphic experimentation and a striking reinvention of Feiffer’s distinctive style. Fabrice Leroy shows how Feiffer deftly alternates between dramatic and satirical tones as he plays with the conventions of noir to provide a caustic yet moving commentary on mid-twentieth-century American life. Through close readings of each novel in the trilogy, he examines Feiffer’s singular depiction of the central political issues in the United States from the Great Depression to the 1950s, which still resonate today: unionization struggles, cinematic propaganda, McCarthyism, the American Dream, immigration, antisemitism, civil rights, and gender discrimination. Placing the noir trilogy into the context of Feiffer’s long career, \u003ci\u003eBack to Black\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates how he offers a loving pastiche of the genre without losing his unique voice or critical edge.\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57194102456702,"sku":"NW9781978842915","price":28.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781978842915.jpg?v=1778547958","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/back-to-black","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}