{"product_id":"the-giant-orson-welles-the-artist-and-the-shadow-hardcover","title":"The Giant: Orson Welles, the Artist and the Shadow - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eYoussef Daoudi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Gloriously unruly...an incisive look at an artist who never recovered from the success of his youth.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom graphic novelist Youssef Daoudi comes a radically new look at the director of \u003ci\u003eCitizen Kane\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTouch of Evil: \u003c\/i\u003elegendary filmmaker Orson Welles.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLong after his death in 1985, the shadow of Orson Welles still looms over Hollywood. By twenty-three, Welles had revolutionized theatre and radio with \u003ci\u003eThe War of the Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e; by twenty-five, he had secured his place in history with his debut film, \u003ci\u003eCitizen Kane\u003c\/i\u003e. Yet four films and less than a decade later, his career suffered a spectacular collapse, and Welles, once the most promising director in America, was written off as a \"would-be genius\"--a bad bet in an increasingly money-conscious industry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Giant, \u003c\/i\u003e Youssef Daoudi weaves together reality and mythology to create a radical new look at one of Hollywood's most legendary figures and poses a question as timeless as Orson Welles himself: What happens when a true artist comes up against the rest of the world?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYoussef Daoudi \u003c\/b\u003eis a comic artist and illustrator living in France. He worked as an art director for multinational advertising firms for fifteen years before committing himself to writing and drawing graphic novels, including his graphic biographies of jazz musician Thelonious Monk (\u003ci\u003eMonk!\u003c\/i\u003e) and boxer Jack Johnson (\u003ci\u003eLast On His Feet\u003c\/i\u003e, with poetic verse by Adrian Matejka).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 10.2 x 7.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 06, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987502432557,"sku":"9781250805942","price":28.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/1ygIqqO-q_9781250805942.webp?v=1776179104","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-giant-orson-welles-the-artist-and-the-shadow-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}