{"product_id":"the-complete-works-of-fante-bukowski-9781683965145","title":"The Complete Works of Fante Bukowski","description":"Living in a beat-up motel, consorting with the downtrodden and mid-level literati, Fante Bukowski must overcome great obstacles: a love interest turned rival, ghostwriting a teen celebrity's memoirs, no actual talent -- to gain the respect and adoration of critics and, more importantly, his father. Van Sciver has created a scathing, hilarious, and empathetic character study of a self-styled author determined to prove that he's just one more poem (or drink) away from success.\u003cbr\u003e Originally published in hardcover in 2020, \u003cem\u003eThe Complete Works of Fante Bukowski\u003c\/em\u003e quickly sold out and is nominated for a 2021 Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album. This expanded paperback edition includes additional content, including a 2020 \u003cem\u003eSlate\u003c\/em\u003e interview with Fante himself and a cover gallery of Fante's previous books. Also: a foreword by novelist Ryan Boudinot (\u003cem\u003eBlueprints of the Afterlife\u003c\/em\u003e); a facsimile reproduction of Bukowski's literary debut, \u003cem\u003e6 Poems\u003c\/em\u003e (thought lost to time in the wake of a motel fire that destroyed the entire original print run); a Works Cited section; and a selection of visual tributes by over two dozen cartoonists -- including Nina Bunjevac, Simon Hanselmann, Jesse Jacobs, Ed Piskor, Leslie Stein, and others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVan Sciver, Noah:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eNoah Van Sciver\u003c\/strong\u003e lives with his family in Columbia, SC. He is an Ignatz award-winning cartoonist whose work has appeared in the \u003cem\u003eBest American Comics\u003c\/em\u003e series, the Fantagraphics anthology series \u003cem\u003eNOW\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eMad\u003c\/em\u003e magazine. His many graphic novels include \u003cem\u003eThe Hypo\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Complete Works of Fante Bukowski\u003c\/em\u003e.","brand":"Fantagraphics Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50520657101074,"sku":"9781683965145","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_06cd5165-fe6c-4a6a-93fd-73386b6fdd58.jpg?v=1731088360","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-complete-works-of-fante-bukowski-9781683965145","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}