{"product_id":"death-in-trieste-by-jason-9798875001253","title":"Death in Trieste","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnter the topsy-turvy world of the Dadaists and Surrealists in this new suite of graphic short stories by the internationally acclaimed cartoonist Jason.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe cartoonist known as Jason returns with a collection of three short graphic stories, connected by an absurdist thread, showcasing his idiosyncratic cultural obsessions, clear line style, and deadpan humour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe title story, \u003cem\u003eDeath in Trieste\u003c\/em\u003e, sets the scene in 1920s Berlin, a bustling cultural hotspot in the shadow of the coming Nazism. Here, a host of unlikely characters—time-travelling David Bowie, Rasputin, Nosferatu, Marlene Dietrich, and more—are all connected by a group of Dadaists who perform the art of rationality through madness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Magritte Affair\u003c\/em\u003e, a wisecracking pair of detectives must crack a case involving art forgeries, masked men, and mysterious disappearances—all linked to the surrealist world of the famous Belgian painter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFinally, in \u003cem\u003eSweet Dreams\u003c\/em\u003e, Jason reimagines the New Wave artists of the 1980s as \u003cem\u003eX-Men\u003c\/em\u003e-esque superheroes. While this supergroup easily dispatches such supernatural threats as living mummies, animated suits of armour, and rampaging golems, they soon face their biggest challenge yet, as a giant meteorite hurtles toward the Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBlack-and-white illustrations throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46871394189548,"sku":"9798875001253","price":47.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/12595213488908.jpg?v=1759876426","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/death-in-trieste-by-jason-9798875001253","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}