{"product_id":"sweet-time-and-other-stories-by-weng-pixin","title":"SWEET TIME AND OTHER STORIES — by Weng Pixin","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eText and illustrations: Weng Pixin\u003cbr\u003e Editor: Drawn and Quarterly\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnglish language\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eISBN \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9781770463851\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eSize:\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e 8 x 5.9 in\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Pages: 160 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSweet Time\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is an intimate rumination on love, empathy, and confidence. Singaporean cartoonist Weng Pixin delicately explores strained relationships with a kind of hopefulness while acknowledging their inevitable collapse. Her stories are like a series of snapshots in a photo album or the brightest highlights from an Instagram profile.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGorgeous image follows gorgeous image in a delicate quest to find connection. A night out turns into a chance encounter that is at first ecstatic and then quickly descends into awkwardness. A round of “he loves me, he loves me not” becomes a way of reading every action taken by a distant love interest. A couple find themselves in an artificially beautiful landscape, but the relationship can’t survive their difference of opinion on the illusion of its beauty. In \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSweet Time\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, thick and bold strokes of color mingle with delicate lines. Weng combines colorful realism with a gentle wit and introspection, crafting infinitely relatable stories of everyday life and love now.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Drawn \u0026 Quarterly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43900294135871,"sku":"plk1789765705408","price":13.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0665\/4594\/2591\/files\/sweet-time-and-other-stories-by-weng-pixin_1.png?v=1789765712","url":"https:\/\/openbackclad.shop\/products\/sweet-time-and-other-stories-by-weng-pixin","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}