This beautiful, ridiculous city a graphic memoir

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Main Author: Sohini, Kay (Author, Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book Comic & Graphic Novel
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Ten Speed Graphic, 2025.
Edition:First US edition.
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Item Description:"On her first night in New York City, Kay Sohini sits on the tarmac of JFK Airport making an inventory of everything she's left behind in India: her family, friends, home, and gaslighting ex-boyfriend. In the wake of that untethering she realizes two things: she's finally made it to the city of her literary heroes--Kerouac, Plath, Bechdel--and the trauma she's endured has created gaping holes in her memory. As Kay begins the work of piecing herself back together she discovers the deep sense of belonging that can only be found on the streets of New York City. In the process she falls beautifully, ridiculously in love with the bustling landscape, and realizes that the places we love do not always love us back but can still somehow save us in weird, unexpected ways. At once heartbreaking and uplifting, This Beautiful, Ridiculous City explores the relationship between trauma and truth, displacement and belonging, and what it means to forge a life of one's own."--Amazon.
Physical Description:127 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references
ISBN:9780593836156
0593836154
Author Notes:Kay Sohini is a South Asian American researcher, writer, and graphic novelist based in New York. She holds a PhD in English from Stony Brook University and her essays and comics have been featured in The Washington Post, The Nib, and more. Her work focuses on utilizing comics in the scholarly examination of healthcare justice, environmental humanities, resisting disinformation, and creating an equitable future for all. This Beautiful, Ridiculous City is her first book.