{"product_id":"you-must-take-part-in-revolution-a-graphic-novel-badiucao-paperback","title":"You Must Take Part in Revolution: A Graphic Novel -- Badiucao, Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrom Emmy-nominated journalist Melissa Chan and esteemed activist artist Badiucao comes a near-future \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003edystopian\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e graphic novel about technology, authoritarian government, and the lengths that one will go to in the fight for freedom. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's 2035. The US and China are at war. America is a proto-fascist state. Taiwan is divided into two. As conflict escalates between nuclear powers, three idealistic youths who first met in Hong Kong develop diverging beliefs about how best to navigate this techno-authoritarian landscape. Andy, Maggie, and Olivia travel different paths toward transformative change, each confronting to what extent they will fight for freedom, and who they will become in doing so. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA powerful and important book about global totalitarian futures, and the costs of resistance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Badiucao, Melissa Chan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Street Noise Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781951491291\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBadiucao\u003c\/b\u003e is a Chinese Australian artist, activist, and political provocateur. One of the most popular and prolific creatives from China, he confronts a variety of social and political issues in his work, often using satire to tackle censorship, authoritarianism, and capitalism. For years, he operated anonymously and was dubbed \u003cb\u003e\"China's Banksy\"\u003c\/b\u003e. He has exhibited in the US, Australia, and throughout Europe. He has been interviewed by \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post, The Guardian, Time, \u003c\/i\u003e CNN, NBC, and others.\u003ci\u003e The New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and CBS News's \u003ci\u003e60 Minutes\u003c\/i\u003e profiled him. In 2020, Badiucao won the Human Rights Foundation's Václav Havel International Prize for Creative Dissent. Badiucao currently lives in exile in Australia. This is his debut graphic novel. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMelissa Chan\u003c\/b\u003e is an Emmy-nominated Hong Kong and Taiwanese American foreign correspondent based between Los Angeles and Berlin. She was previously posted in China until she became the first journalist in more than a decade to be expelled by the Chinese authorities in 2012. She has written for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e where she was nominated for a Loeb Award--business journalism's highest honor--and \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic, The Washington Post, Time, The Guardian, \u003c\/i\u003eand more. She appears regularly on \u003ci\u003eVICE News Tonight\u003c\/i\u003e and Al Jazeera's \u003ci\u003eFault Lines\u003c\/i\u003e. Melissa received a B.A. in history at Yale University and a M.S. in comparative politics at the London School of Economics. This is her debut graphic novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Badiucao","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49698111226084,"sku":"9781951491291","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781951491291.jpg?v=1787385426","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/you-must-take-part-in-revolution-a-graphic-novel-badiucao-paperback","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}