{"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\u003eThe Spirit,\u003c\/em\u003e and with the publication of \u003cem\u003eA Contract with God\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.\n\nMeet 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; and 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!\n\n\u003cem\u003eA Contract with God and Other Tenement Stories\u003c\/em\u003e is a graphic novel by American cartoonist Will Eisner, first published in 1978. The book's short story cycle revolves around poor Jewish characters who live in a tenement in New York City.\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eOut of Print.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eCondition: Fine. \u003c\/strong\u003eSoft corner bumps with cover and edge wear. White dot on front cover near spine.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kitchen Sink Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44660522319975,"sku":"mop1789808013152","price":22.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/9109\/5911\/files\/a-contract-with-god-and-other-tenement-stories_1.jpg?v=1789808016","url":"https:\/\/yearroundseamwear.shop\/products\/a-contract-with-god-and-other-tenement-stories","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}