Cixin Liu's Yuanyuan's Bubbles: A Graphic Novel by Cixin Liu (English) Paperback

Description: Cixin Liu's Yuanyuan's Bubbles by Cixin Liu, Valérie Mangin, Steven Dupré Cixin Lius science fiction story Yuanyuans Bubbles is now realised as a graphic novel for the first time. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description An international collaboration involving 26 writers and illustrators from 14 different countries have transformed 15 of Cixin Lius – Chinas answer to Arthur C. Clarke (New Yorker) – award-winning stories into graphic novels.Yuanyuan was five months old when she saw bubbles for the first time. In that moment, her eyes lit up with a radiance that outshone the sun and stars, and she felt she truly saw the world for the first time. From that day on, her lifes one dream was to blow the biggest bubbles possible.Yuanyuans father doesnt approve of her dream. He fears his daughters obsession is childish and too fleeting for his daughter, and longs for her to turn her intelligence to a calling that might help people. Their city is dying, but Yuanyuan focuses solely on blowing bigger and bigger bubbles.But when Yuanyuan learns to create a bubble the size of a city – greater even – it may be that her obsession isnt so unhelpful after all.Praise for Cixin Liu:Your next favourite sci-fi novel WiredImmense Barack ObamaUnique George R.R. MartinSF in the grand style GuardianMind-altering and immersive Daily MailA milestone in Chinese science-fiction New York TimesChinas answer to Arthur C. Clarke New YorkerWinner of the Hugo and Galaxy Awards for Best Novel Author Biography Valérie Mangin is a French writer of more than sixty books and comic books. Her writings draw on her studies of history, politics and culture at the prestigious École Nationale des Chartes in Paris, playing with tropes of popular literature and historical events to provide original points of view and force readers to reconsider the past.Steven Dupré is a Belgian cartoon artist. He began his career in the 1980s with his series Wolf which he contributed to the Flemish daily newspaper Het Volk. Since then, he has written and illustrated comics in Flemish, French and Dutch, and his works are also available in Indonesian, English, Serbo-Croat and Finnish.Cixin Liu is Chinas #1 SF writer and author of The Three-Body Problem – the first ever translated novel to win a Hugo Award. Prior to becoming a writer, Liu worked as an engineer in a power plant in Yangquan. Review Steven Dupres illustrations are bright and clear and do a fabulous job of portraying the iridescent bubbles that YuanYuan produces throughout the story, getting bigger and bigger as they progress... Another thoroughly enjoyable graphic novel adaptation of Cixin Lius work and quite possibly my favourite so far. Such a touching story, maybe because I hadnt read it before so I was even more caught up in the tale and the fabulous illustrations than with the previous volumes. I can see that I will be addicted to obtaining the rest of the titles as they are published * SF Crowsnest *The whole project offers a fascinating insight to a new author, with the graphic novels serving as a gateway drug to a traditionally inaccessible voice in the realm of SFF * SciFiNow *TV comedy shows like Fresh Off The Boat or dramatic movies like The Farewell have brought focus to the challenges younger Asians can face as they try to engage with western societal values while still honouring and respecting their heritage and elders. In the graphic novel adaptation of Cixin Lius Yuanyuans Bubbles, we see a new take on these conflicted family dynamics and the battle between tradition and the future... At its heart, this is a story about fathers, daughters and absent mothers. How the balance of respect and compassion shifts when dynamics change... The writing and artwork work to sell the promise of wistful escapism while not shying away from harsh realities * SciFiNow *A unique blend of scientific and philosophical speculation, politics and history, conspiracy theory and cosmology -- George R.R. MartinWildly imaginative, really interesting... The scope of it was immense -- Barack ObamaA milestone in Chinese science fiction * New York Times *A marvellous mélange of awe-inspiring scientific concepts, clever plotting and quirky yet plausible characters... Exhilarating, mind-stretching * TLS *Chinas answer to Arthur C. Clarke * The New Yorker * Promotional Cixin Lius story Yuanyuans Bubbles is now boldly realised as a graphic novel for the first time. Review Quote A milestone in Chinese science fiction New York Times . Promotional "Headline" Cixin Lius story Yuanyuans Bubbles is now boldly realised as a graphic novel for the first time. Feature Cixin Lius work has won the Hugo, Nebula, Locus and Galaxy Awards and Arthur C. Clarke Award for Imagination in Service to Society, been praised by every major publication and public figures from Barack Obama and Mark Zuckerberg to George R.R. Martin and Michaela Coel, and sold more than 9 million copies worldwide. Description for Sales People Cixin Lius work has won the Hugo, Nebula, Locus and Galaxy Awards and Arthur C. Clarke Award for Imagination in Service to Society, been praised by every major publication and public figures from Barack Obama and Mark Zuckerberg to George R.R. Martin and Michaela Coel, and sold more than 9 million copies worldwide. Details ISBN1801100020 Author Steven Dupré ISBN-10 1801100020 ISBN-13 9781801100021 Format Paperback Short Title Cixin Lius Yuanyuans Bubbles Language English Year 2021 Illustrator Steven Dupré Subtitle A Graphic Novel DEWEY 741.5 Publication Date 2021-08-05 UK Release Date 2021-08-05 Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Illustrations 100 integrated col NZ Release Date 2021-08-05 Series The Worlds of Cixin Liu Imprint Head of Zeus -- an AdAstra Book Pages 74 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Alternative 9781801100038 Audience General AU Release Date 2021-09-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:134800322;

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