{"product_id":"self-portrait-hardcover","title":"Self Portrait - 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\u003eLudwig Volbeda\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLucy Scott\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWinner of the Rainbow Book of the Year \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"I know of no other book that so tenderly, convincingly, and completely authentically captures the quest of a young, queer character. Beautiful!\" - Benny Lindelauf \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Jip has an assignment from school for spring break: draw a self-portrait. That should be easy for someone who can draw so well. Yet Jip's thoughts keep wandering. To the new boy in class, to beetles and fireflies, to twilight dreaming, to the party next Friday, and especially to the boy who changed Jip's world once and for all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ludwig Volbeda writes as he draws: sensitively, intimately, and with striking observations and metaphors that gradually give the reader insight into Jip's innermost thoughts. What results is a magnificent self-portrait in words (and line art) and one of the more exquisite queer coming-of-age stories in years. \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLudwig Volbeda\u003c\/b\u003e is a Dutch author and illustrator who has won the highest awards for both writing and illustration of children's books in his country. He likes to fill his walls and sketchbooks with small notes, drawings, cartoons, and short stories; he has a fascination with everything small, such as buttons and beetles. His young adult debut, \u003ci\u003eSelf Portrait\u003c\/i\u003e, was voted Rainbow Book of the Year by readers in the Netherlands. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLucy Scott\u003c\/b\u003e is a translator of Dutch and French literature into English. Her translated novel excerpts have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Georgia Review\u003c\/i\u003e and in \u003ci\u003eElektrik: Caribbean Writing\u003c\/i\u003e. She has translated, solo or with co-translator David McKay, two full-length works of adult fiction from Astrid Roemer: \u003ci\u003eOn a Woman's Madness\u003c\/i\u003e, which was longlisted for the International Booker Prize 2025 and shortlisted for the National Book Award for Translated Literature; and \u003ci\u003eOff-White\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.3 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 04, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44396270157926,"sku":"9781646145775","price":27.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/pEvHuLewdV9781646145775.webp?v=1769496699","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/self-portrait-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}