{"title":"Igort","description":"\u003cp\u003eIgort's graphic novels offer a profound exploration of history, memory, and human experience through evocative illustrations and compelling storytelling. His works often delve into intense and challenging themes, inviting readers to reflect deeply on the world around them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a careful balance of artistry and narrative depth, Igort's books stand out for their unique visual style and emotional resonance, making them essential reading for fans of graphic novels that push boundaries and engage with real-world issues.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"how-war-begins-by-igort-9781683969242","title":"How War Begins","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The collapsing bodies look like marionettes. The clouds of dust captured by drones have a surreal beauty. The crumpling buildings look like houses of cards. Even so, it's upsetting, panic-inducing. How can you not think about the human lives, just like your own, buried under that rubble?\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this real-time work of graphic journalism (posted serially on Facebook), the cartoonist Igort uses the medium of comics to depict the telephone testimonies of Ukrainians as Russia invaded in 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn vignettes that grow ever more horrifying — infiltrating spies, bombed cities, recorded accounts of children whose parents were murdered in front of their eyes, and more — Igort also relays the events that led up to the invasion, such as the torture and killing of human rights activists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe tells stories of individual struggle and suffering with no resolutions because they are still happening: Of Tetiana, who fled in the middle of the night with her children and whose car broke down on the steppe. And Maksim, who lived in Belgium and went for a five-day family visit and who could not return home when his mother died of COVID due to martial law.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn art styles that veer from cartoon simplicity to photorealism, depending on what the moment demands, Igort paints portraits and scenes of ordinary people trying to survive among almost 10,000 civilian deaths.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHow War Begins\u003c\/em\u003e is an important document of the past, the present, and the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47424301891820,"sku":"9781683969242","price":56.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781683969242.jpg?v=1774768674"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/igort.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}