{"product_id":"flung-out-of-space-inspired-by-the-indecent-adventures-of-patricia-highsmith","title":"Flung Out of Space: Inspired by the Indecent Adventures of Patricia Highsmith","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2023 Eisner Award Winner for Best Reality-Based Work\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW 100 NOTABLE BOOKS OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAMED A BOOK WE LOVED BY NPR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFlung Out of Space\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ea graphic fictionalized account of infamous author Patricia Highsmith caught up in the longing and obsession that would inspire her groundbreaking work of queer fiction, \u003ci\u003eThe Price of Salt\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Grace Ellis and illustrator Hannah Templer have teamed up to tell Patricia Highsmith's story through the author's eyes--reimagining the events that inspired her to write \u003ci\u003eThe Price of Salt\u003c\/i\u003e, the book that would become a foundational piece of queer literature. \u003ci\u003eFlung Out of Space\u003c\/i\u003e opens with Pat begrudgingly writing low-brow comics. A drinker, a smoker, and a hater of life, Pat knows she can do better. Her brain churns with images of the great novel she could and should be writing, what will eventually be \u003ci\u003eStrangers on a Train\u003c\/i\u003e, which would later be adapted into a classic film by Alfred Hitchcock in 1951. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At the same time, Pat, a lesbian consumed with self-loathing, is in and out of conversion therapy, leaving a trail of sexual conquests and broken hearts in her wake. However, one of those very affairs--and a chance encounter in a department store--give Pat the idea for her soon-to-be beloved tale of homosexual love that was the first of its kind: it gave the lesbian protagonists a happy ending. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is not just the story behind a classic queer book but also of a queer artist who was deeply flawed. It's a comic about what it was like to write comics in the 1950s, but also about what it means to be a writer at any time in history, struggling to find your voice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Author Grace Ellis contextualizes Patricia Highsmith as both an unintentional queer icon \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e a figure whose problematic views and noted antisemitism have cemented her controversial legacy. Highsmith's life imitated her art with results as devastating as the plot twists that brought her fame and fortune. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This updated paperback edition of \u003ci\u003eFlung Out of Space\u003c\/i\u003e includes sixteen pages of bonus content with in-depth visual development materials and a teaching guide. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hannah Templer, Grace Ellis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47115597381868,"sku":"9781419744341","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47115597414636,"sku":"9781419744334","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/Flung_Out_of_Space__Inspired_by_the_Indecent_Adventures_of_Patricia_Highsmith_-_Hardcover_vertical_7638f6bb-3554-473e-acb6-7230b2d2532f.png?v=1771217760","url":"https:\/\/allstora.com\/products\/flung-out-of-space-inspired-by-the-indecent-adventures-of-patricia-highsmith","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}