{"product_id":"9781770461642","title":"The Hospital Suite","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoetic musings on illness and the art of getting by from a mini-comics master\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Hospital Suite\u003c\/i\u003e is a landmark work by the celebrated cartoonist and small-press legend John Porcellino—an autobiographical collection detailing his struggles with illness in the 1990s and early 2000s.\u003cbr\u003e In 1997, John began to have severe stomach pain. He soon found out he needed emergency surgery to remove a benign tumor from his small intestine. In the wake of the surgery, he had numerous health complications that led to a flare-up of his preexisting tendencies toward anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder. \u003ci\u003eThe Hospital Suite\u003c\/i\u003e is Porcellino's response to these experiences—simply told stories drawn in the honest, heart-wrenching style of his much-loved \u003ci\u003eKing-Cat \u003c\/i\u003emini-comics. His gift for spare yet eloquent candor makes \u003ci\u003eThe Hospital Suite\u003c\/i\u003e an intimate portrayal of one person's experiences that is also intensely relatable.\u003cbr\u003e Porcellino's work is lauded for its universality and quiet, clear-eyed contemplation of everyday life. \u003ci\u003eThe Hospital Suite\u003c\/i\u003e is a testimony to this subtle strength, making his struggles with the medical system and its consequences for his mental health accessible and engaging.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Drawn \u0026 Quarterly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47057157816560,"sku":"9781770461642","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781770461642_p0.jpg?v=1763706645","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781770461642","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}