{"product_id":"the-contradictions","title":"The Contradictions","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe Eisner Award-winning story about a student figuring out radical politics in a messy world \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSophie is young and queer and into feminist theory. She decides to study abroad, choosing Paris for no firm reason beyond liking French comics. Feeling a bit lonely and out of place, she's desperate for community and a sense of belonging. She stumbles into what\/who she's looking for when she meets Zena. An anarchist student-activist committed to veganism and shoplifting, Zena offers Sophie a whole new political ideology that feels electric. Enamored--of Zena, of the idea of living more righteously--Sophie finds herself swept up in a whirlwind friendship that blows her even further from her rural California roots as they embark on a disastrous hitchhiking trip to Amsterdam and Berlin, full of couch surfing, drug tripping, and radical book fairs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCapturing that time in your life where you're meeting new people and learning about the world--when everything feels vital and urgent--\u003ci\u003eThe Contradictions\u003c\/i\u003e is Sophie Yanow's fictionalized coming-of-age story. Sophie's attempts at ideological purity are challenged time and again, putting into question the plausibility of a life of dogma in a world filled with contradictions. Keenly observed, frank, and very funny, \u003ci\u003eThe Contradictions\u003c\/i\u003e speaks to a specific reality while also being incredibly relatable, reminding us that we are all imperfect people in an imperfect world.","brand":"Drawn \u0026 Quarterly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67583390122173,"sku":"BS-TC0-464070","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9781770464070-HD.jpg?v=1790514704","url":"https:\/\/boundigo.com\/products\/the-contradictions","provider":"Boundigo Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}