{"product_id":"a-contract-with-god-and-other-tenement-stories","title":"A CONTRACT WITH GOD And Other Tenement Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill Eisner\u003c\/strong\u003e was present at the dawn of comics. In the 1940s, he pushed the boundaries of the medium with his acclaimed weekly comic strip \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Spirit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, and with the publication of \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Contract with God\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e in 1978, he created a new medium altogether: the graphic novel. It was unlike anything seen before, heralding an era when serious cartoonists were liberated from the limiting confines of the comic strip. Eisner’s work was a shining example of what comics could be: as inventive, moving, and complex as any literary art form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeet... Frimme Hersh, who makes a contract with God Eddie, the street singer who is offered the chance of a lifetime Mister Scuggs, the super, who is seduced into a mortal struggle . Bennie and Goldie who desperately seek a rich mate in the country With stunning art, Eisner presents these dramas in a unique format that transcends anything that has come before!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Contract with God and Other Tenement Stories\u003c\/em\u003e is a graphic novel by American cartoonist Will Eisner published in 1978. The book's short story cycle revolves around poor Jewish characters who live in a tenement in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eROut of Print.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eCondition: Very Good. \u003c\/strong\u003eHas minimal cover ear with a very slight bottom bump.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59640461132062,"sku":"RB4164","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0999\/0684\/7006\/files\/RB4164-contract-with-god.jpg?v=1784497956","url":"https:\/\/shop.budsartbooks.com\/products\/a-contract-with-god-and-other-tenement-stories","provider":"Bud's Art Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}