This beautiful, ridiculous city: a graphic memoir
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Published:
New York, NY : Ten Speed Graphic, [2025].
Format:
Book
Edition:
First US edition.
Physical Desc:
127 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780593836156, 0593836154, 9780593836156, 0593836154

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Includes bibliographical references.
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"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"--,Provided by publisher.

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APA Citation (style guide)

Sohini, K. (2025). This beautiful, ridiculous city: a graphic memoir. First US edition. Ten Speed Graphic.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Sohini, Kay. 2025. This Beautiful, Ridiculous City: A Graphic Memoir. Ten Speed Graphic.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Sohini, Kay, This Beautiful, Ridiculous City: A Graphic Memoir. Ten Speed Graphic, 2025.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Sohini, Kay. This Beautiful, Ridiculous City: A Graphic Memoir. First US edition. Ten Speed Graphic, 2025.

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