{"title":"Liv Stromquist","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLiv Strömquist\u003c\/strong\u003e crafts graphic novels that blend sharp wit with incisive social commentary. Her works invite readers to explore complex themes through a unique combination of humour and critical insight. With a distinctive visual style, her storytelling challenges conventional perspectives and provokes thoughtful reflection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTitles like \u003cem\u003eFruit of Knowledge\u003c\/em\u003e exemplify Strömquist’s ability to illuminate cultural and political issues with clarity and creativity. Her graphic novels appeal to those who appreciate artful narratives that engage both the mind and the imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-reddest-rose-by-liv-stromquist-9781683964599","title":"The Reddest Rose","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe deceptively simple through-line for Swedish media personality and activist Liv Strömquist's \u003cem\u003eThe Reddest Rose\u003c\/em\u003e is the question: Why does Leonardo DiCaprio date an endless string of 20-something models?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHer answer—in the form of this collection of well-researched, humorous comics essays—tracks how philosophers and artists, from the Ancient Greeks to Beyoncé, conceptualised romantic love. Strömquist's signature characters, drawn in a flat, blocky style, ask each other questions and offer sharp commentary as they guide readers throughout history and the change in societies' values, from showing love\/loving to getting love\/being loved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e(Poet Hilda \"H.D.\" Doolittle—who was so love-stricken by a man taking off his glasses that she believed they viewed dolphins together in another dimension—lends the book its title.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLord Byron, Socrates, Byung-Chul Han, Ezra Pound, Slavoj Žižek, Lou Andreas-Salomé, Ariadne, and many others have cameos. For the first time in English, in \u003cem\u003eThe Reddest Rose\u003c\/em\u003e, Strömquist wonders: in a rationalist, consumerist world, can romantic love survive?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47487637848300,"sku":"9781683964599","price":47.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/e4ad1fb2a9df6f5c6d0d27e960a08e92.jpg?v=1775771530"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/liv-stromquist.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}