{"product_id":"ginseng-roots-the-complete-box-set","title":"Ginseng Roots: The Complete Box Set","description":"2 EISNER AWARD NOMINATIONS \/ Best Graphic Memoir and Best\u003cbr\u003eWriter\/Artist Craig Thompson \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet of twelve comic books. Includes Hello Chunky Root\u003cbr\u003emini-comic and a sticker. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom ages 10 to 20, Craig Thompson (author of \u003ci\u003eBlankets\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGoodbye Chunky Rice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHabibi\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCarnet De Voyage\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSpace Dumplins\u003c\/i\u003e) and his little\u003cbr\u003ebrother Phil toiled in Wisconsin farms weeding and harvesting ginseng. The\u003cbr\u003emedicinal herb fetched considerable profits in China and funded Craig's youthful\u003cbr\u003eobsession with comic books. Comics, in turn, allowed him to escape his rural, \u003cbr\u003eworking-class trappings.For the first time in his career, Thompson is serializing\u003cbr\u003ehis story. Part memoir, part travelogue, part essay-- all comic book--\u003ci\u003eGinseng\u003cbr\u003eRoots\u003c\/i\u003e is a sweeping narrative that unearths surprising connections between\u003cbr\u003eclass divide, agriculture, holistic healing, the 300-year-long trade\u003cbr\u003erelationship between China and North America, childhood labor, and the bond\u003cbr\u003ebetween two brothers.\r","brand":"Craig Thompson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44443355250924,"sku":"9781941250587","price":69.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9781941250587.jpg?v=1708842596","url":"https:\/\/intl.allstora.com\/products\/ginseng-roots-the-complete-box-set","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}