{"product_id":"the-giant-orson-welles-the-artist-and-the-shadow","title":"The Giant: Orson Welles, the Artist and the Shadow","description":"\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?\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 1250805945\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9781250805942\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Daoudi, Youssef, N\/A, N\/A\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: 23rd St.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"23rd St.","offers":[{"title":"HardCover (May 2025)","offer_id":45657895207109,"sku":"9781250805942","price":28.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9781250805942.jpg?v=1768895655","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/the-giant-orson-welles-the-artist-and-the-shadow","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}