{"product_id":"our-beautiful-darkness-hardcover","title":"Our Beautiful Darkness: A Graphic Novel - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOndjaki\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAntónio Jorge Gonçalves\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eLyn Miller-Lachmann\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA blackout leads two teens to discover the intimacy and vulnerability that can only be shared in darkness in \u003ci\u003eOur Beautiful Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, a \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003efully illustrated YA novella from celebrated Angolan author Ondjaki and illustrator \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnt\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eó\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003enio Jorge Gon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eç\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ealves\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTranslated from Portuguese \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eby Lyn Miller-Lachmann\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA \u003c\/i\u003eKirkus\u003ci\u003e Best YA Book of 2024 \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSelected for the USBBY Outstanding International Book List, 2025\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSelected for the shortlist for the 2025 Global Literature in Libraries Initiative Translated Young Adult Book Prize\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA \u003c\/i\u003eFive Books\u003ci\u003e Best New Book for Teens of 2024\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e The light goes out suddenly. And in this absence of light, a pair of teenagers bare their souls. Into the warm silence of the night, they share a conversation filled with their stories and dreams... and maybe even a first kiss. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Set against the backdrop of the civil war that ravaged Angola in the 1990s, this book weaves the country's history with a teenage boy's family stories. But when a power outage shrouds the neighborhood in darkness, everyday realities fade away... As the boy and a girl sit talking in the backyard, memory gives way to imagination and vulnerability, and the space between them becomes charged with emotional electricity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Their resulting conversation is both a meditation on the storytelling impulse and a gripping narrative of first love that, through its particulars, ascends to the universal. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOndjaki\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Luanda, Angola in 1977. His novels, short stories, poetry, and children's books have received numerous prizes. He received the José Saramago Prize and Littérature-Monde Prize for his novel \u003ci\u003eTransparent City, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was translated into seven languages and included in best-book roundups by \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVulture\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLit Hub\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWorld Literature Today\u003c\/i\u003e, and more. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnt\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eó\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003enio Jorge Gon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eçalves \u003c\/b\u003eis a Portuguese creator of graphic novels and picture books. A long-time political cartoonist for the Portuguese newspaper \u003ci\u003eP\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eú\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eblico\u003c\/i\u003e, he has also published in \u003ci\u003eCourrier \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eInternational\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLe Monde\u003c\/i\u003e. He created a live digital drawing technique with which he has performed onstage with musicians, actors, and dancers worldwide. He received Portugal's National Illustration Prize for \u003ci\u003eOu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003er B\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eeautiful Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLyn Miller-Lachmann\u003c\/b\u003e translates children's books from Portuguese to English, including award-winning picture book \u003ci\u003eThe World in a Second \u003c\/i\u003eand YA graphic novel \u003ci\u003ePardalita\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eTorch\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize for YA Literature, and co-author (with Zetta Elliott) of the middle grade verse novel \u003ci\u003eMoonwalking\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 126\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.6 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 03, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42150896238727,"sku":"9781592704101","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/cec59701c7d162ab5430c6c8d1ea3c5c.webp?v=1733203117","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/our-beautiful-darkness-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}