{"product_id":"petar-liza","title":"Petar \u0026 Liza","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Miroslav Sekulic-Struja. Published by Fantagraphics. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardcover, 176 pages, Colour, 2024. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"grid-x\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"small-12 large-auto cell large-order-2\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-single__description rte\"\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eIn this resplendently painted graphic novel, a poet and a dancer form a beautiful connection in a bleak world.\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBest Graphic Novels of 2024, The Observer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Petar returns home to civilian life after his two-year conscription in the ex-Yugoslavian army, he finds himself adrift. Even amidst the most raucous, late-night parties, he feels detached from it all, like a ghost haunting the living. But a serendipitous encounter with Liza, a dancer with a joie de vivre about her, brings a flood of vibrant color into his gray life. Their lyrical romance forms an oasis in a bleak world, until his inner demons start to reveal themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA heartfelt character study, this graphic novel paints the portrait of a complex protagonist often at odds with himself. At times, Petar writes soulful, life-affirming poetry, while at others he falls into spells of depression and self-destruction. Petar \u0026amp; Liza is a work of meticulous expressionism that reflects Miroslav Sekulic-Struja's vivid artistic vision. In dazzling gouache, Sekulic-Struja conjures an earthy, street-level view of humanity, bringing to life bohemian environs of dive bars, back rooms, and crowded cityscapes. He paints a world in darkness and turmoil, in which rays of sunshine occasionally peek through.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-side small-12 large-2 cell large-order-1 show-for-large\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eTranslator: Jenna Allen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"grid-x\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"small-12 large-auto cell large-order-2\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"small-header\"\u003ePraise\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-single__reviews\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Unpredictable and as strange as life itself, every single picture in Miroslav Sekulic-Struja's Petar \u0026amp; Liza is an exquisite, beautiful painting—all of which, amazingly, add up to an exquisite, beautiful, emotionally moving and poetically written portrait of an artist, a love story and, finally, a whole generation. I was stunned by it. His work, and this book, feel like a miracle to me.\" — Chris Ware (Building Stories)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"In addition to its beautiful, colorful, and detailed folk art images that invite lingering, Peter \u0026amp; Liza is full of memorable lines.\" — Foreword Reviews\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"While the artwork and the relationship tend to skew toward the bleak, there is no denying that both are wondrous and entertaining here. ... A beautiful book to get lost in.\" — Cinema Sentries\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The handling of Petar's journey has heartbreaking moments and page after page of exquisite art.\" — The Slings \u0026amp; Arrows\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Wow. This is in the running for best book of the year.\" — Living The Line\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Fantagraphics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61937913233738,"sku":"petarandliza","price":40.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8894\/4822\/files\/IMG_82862.jpg?v=1780053992","url":"https:\/\/littledeercomics.ie\/products\/petar-liza","provider":"Little Deer Comics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}