{"product_id":"the-gull-yettin-by-joe-kessler-9781681377391","title":"The Gull Yettin","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe life of an orphaned boy is shaped by the devotion of a fantastical Gull in this lovingly rendered, entirely wordless graphic novel by a contemporary comics innovator.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJoe Kessler is at the forefront of European comics. Co-founder and art director of the UK's Breakdown Press, and winner of the Angoulême International Comics Festival's Fauve Révélation for his breakthrough comic book \u003cem\u003eWindowpane\u003c\/em\u003e, Kessler rejuvenates the form once again with his vivid and moving \u003cem\u003eThe Gull Yettin.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTold in striking colours and loose but confident lines, \u003cem\u003eThe Gull Yettin\u003c\/em\u003e's story begins when a young boy awakens late one night to find his home on fire. The boy is saved by a lanky, shapeshifting Gull. Orphaned by the fire, and now adrift in a boat piloted by the Gull, the boy faces an uncertain future, one that will be both helped and hindered by his new attendant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWithout a word, Kessler builds a strange but recognisable world, using it to explore all the forms that grief, jealousy, longing, and love can take in our lives, and the compassion and cruelty that can dwell in a single heart. Filled with all the warmth and poignancy of a great folktale, \u003cem\u003eThe Gull Yettin\u003c\/em\u003e proves that Kessler is pushing comics to new heights.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47599454912748,"sku":"9781681377391","price":49.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781681377391-the-gull-yettin.jpg?v=1777979918","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-gull-yettin-by-joe-kessler-9781681377391","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}