{"product_id":"9781501153327","title":"Alone","description":"\u003cp\u003eAvailable in English for the first time—the internationally bestselling graphic novel and an Official Selection at France’s prestigious Angoulême Internaional Comics Festival by master illustrator-storyteller Chabouté (\u003ci\u003ePark Bench\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMoby-Dick\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn a tiny lighthouse island far from the rest of the world, a lonely hermit lives out his existence. Every week a supply boat leaves provisions, its occupants never meeting him, never asking the obvious questions: Who are you? Why do you hide? Why do you never leave? What is it like to be so \u003ci\u003ealone\u003c\/i\u003e?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYears spent on a deserted rock—a lifetime, really—with imagination his sole companion has made the lighthouse keeper something \u003ci\u003emore \u003c\/i\u003ethan alone, something else entirely. For him, what lies beyond the horizon might be...nothing. And so, why not stay put? But one day, as a new boatman starts asking the questions all others have avoided, a chain of events unfolds that will irrevocably upend the hermit’s solitary life....\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFilled with stunning and richly executed black-and-white illustrations, \u003ci\u003eAlone\u003c\/i\u003e is Chabouté’s masterpiece—an unforgettable tale where tenderness, despair, and humor intertwine to flawlessly portray how someone can be an everyman, and every man is someone. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranslated from the French by Ivanka Hahnenberger.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47055432974576,"sku":"9781501153327","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781501153327_p0.jpg?v=1765233360","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781501153327","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}