{"product_id":"the-giant-9781250805942","title":"The Giant","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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 geniusa bad bet in an increasingly money-conscious industry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51039289508183,"sku":"9781250805942","price":22.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781250805942.jpg?v=1750943191","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-giant-9781250805942","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}