{"product_id":"9780486435008","title":"Gods' Man: A Novel in Woodcuts","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe most important work of American artist and illustrator Lynd Ward, \u003ci\u003eGods' Man\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerfully evocative novel, told entirely through woodcuts. Ward (1905–85), in employing the concept of the wordless pictorial narrative, acknowledged his predecessors the European artists Frans Masereel and Otto Nückel. Released the week of the 1929 stock market crash, \u003ci\u003eGods' Man\u003c\/i\u003e was the first of six woodcut novels that Ward produced over the next eight years. It presents the artist's struggles in a world characterized by both innocence and corruptions and can be considered a forerunner of the contemporary graphic novel, popularized by artists such as Daniel Clowes.\u003cbr\u003eAlthough best known for his \"novels in woodcuts,\" Ward was also a successful illustrator of children's books. In 1953 he won the Caldecott Medal for \u003ci\u003eThe Biggest Bear,\u003c\/i\u003e which he both wrote and illustrated. His illustrations also appeared in numerous books that received the Newbery Medal. Ward's final work was the acclaimed wordless novel \u003ci\u003eThe Silver Pony\u003c\/i\u003e (1973).\u003cbr\u003eUntil now, \u003ci\u003eGods' Man\u003c\/i\u003e has only been widely available in high-priced original editions. This top-quality, low-cost republication of Ward's masterpiece will be welcomed by collectors of his work as well as by readers new to his achievement.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50108128887024,"sku":"9780486435008","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780486435008","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}