{"product_id":"ginseng-roots-the-complete-box-set","title":"Ginseng Roots: The Complete Box Set","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e2 EISNER AWARD NOMINATIONS \/ Best Graphic Memoir and Best\r\nWriter\/Artist Craig Thompson\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSet of twelve comic books. Includes Hello Chunky Root\r\nmini-comic and a sticker.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eFrom ages 10 to 20, Craig Thompson (author of \u003ci\u003eBlankets\u003c\/i\u003e,\r\n\u003ci\u003eGoodbye Chunky Rice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHabibi\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCarnet De Voyage\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSpace Dumplins\u003c\/i\u003e) and his little\r\nbrother Phil toiled in Wisconsin farms weeding and harvesting ginseng. The\r\nmedicinal herb fetched considerable profits in China and funded Craig’s youthful\r\nobsession with comic books. Comics, in turn, allowed him to escape his rural,\r\nworking-class trappings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eFor the first time in his career, Thompson is serializing\r\nhis story. Part memoir, part travelogue, part essay— all comic book—\u003ci\u003eGinseng\r\nRoots\u003c\/i\u003e is a sweeping narrative that unearths surprising connections between\r\nclass divide, agriculture, holistic healing, the 300-year-long trade\r\nrelationship between China and North America, childhood labor, and the bond\r\nbetween two brothers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Couverture rigide","offer_id":46623260377298,"sku":"9781941250587","price":108.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_14431fca-8b4c-4c09-9203-92e391c85c43.jpg?v=1762334456","url":"https:\/\/www.indigo.ca\/fr\/products\/ginseng-roots-the-complete-box-set","provider":"Indigo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}