{"product_id":"cruise-ieva-raudsepa","title":"Cruise, Ieva Raudsepa","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 16\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCruise is a story about coming of age. An overnight ferry ride from Riga to Stockholm turns into a metaphor for the transitional space between being a teenager and becoming an adult. Youth is a fleeting phenomenon that is both painful and beautiful, just like the contrast between the trashy interior of the ferry and the beauty of the sea. Trips on the ferry evoke a sort of nostalgia for the present that will soon be past—the sea surrounding the party is magnificent, but it is also a vast nothingness, ready to just swallow us up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConnecting Eastern and Western Europe, the ferry is popular among young people. Tickets are cheap and it's a good way to get away from their parents' and let themselves go. The ferry provides all kinds of entertainment — karaoke, an evening show with a flamboyant dance performance, gambling halls, a lottery, and a disco hall. The entertainment is sort of cliché and sometimes absurd but its very banality mirrors the awkwardness of what it means to be very young and living in a state of both personal and societal transition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book was designed by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mildabooks.com\/product\/%3Ca%20href=%E2%80%9Chttp:\/\/ho-mi.ch\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eHOMI - Lea Michel and Christian Hofer. The first edition of Cruise, published by Milda Books, was supported by Arctic Paper, funded through a crowdfunding campaign, and we are immensely thankful to everyone who supported it!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished by \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eMilda Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEdition of 300\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e96 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e184.5 x 240 \u003c\/span\u003emm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eISBN \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e9789934874819\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Milda Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46721244070219,"sku":"CLR01","price":35.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2538\/3478\/files\/IR_Cruise_1.webp?v=1689087404","url":"https:\/\/www.thelibraryproject.ie\/da\/products\/cruise-ieva-raudsepa","provider":"The Library Project","version":"1.0","type":"link"}