{"product_id":"9781770462441","title":"Wilson","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eWilson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Daniel Clowes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow a feature film with Woody Harrelson and Laura Dern\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA new paperback edition of the modern classic timed to the release of the Alexander Payne\u003c\/i\u003e–\u003ci\u003eproduced film version.  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeet Wilson, an opinionated middle-aged loner who loves his dog and quite possibly no one else. In an ongoing quest to find human connection, he badgers friend and stranger alike into a series of one-sided conversations, punctuating his own lofty discursions with a brutally honest, self-negating sense of humor. After his father dies, Wilson, now irrevocably alone, sets out to find his ex-wife with the hope of rekindling their long-dead relationship, and discovers he has a teenage daughter, born after the marriage ended and given up for adoption. Wilson eventually forces all three to reconnect as a family--a doomed mission that will surely, inevitably backfire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaniel Clowes, one of the leading cartoonists of our time creates a thoroughly engaging, complex, and fascinating portrait of the modern egoist--outspoken and oblivious to the world around him. Working in a single-page gag format and drawing in a spectrum of styles, the cartoonist of \u003ci\u003eGhost World\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIce Haven\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Death-Ray \u003c\/i\u003egives us \u003ci\u003eWilson\u003c\/i\u003e, his funniest and most deeply affecting novel to date.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781770462441\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Drawn and Quarterly","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40621573865678,"sku":"9781770462441","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781770462441","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}