{"product_id":"my-balls-are-killing-me-written-by-chris-robinson-illustrated-by-andreas-hykade-autographed-copy","title":"My Balls Are Killing Me, written by Chris Robinson, Illustrated by Andreas Hykade (Autographed copy)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Chris Robinson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated by Andreas Hykade\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished: 2025\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: 5 x 8 inches \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis copy is autographed by writer Chris Robinson!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e**\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePart cancer log, part love wreck, part pinball machine. When a hard little marble shows up where it shouldn’t, our narrator—reluctant adult and world-class avoider—gets launched into an arcade of scans, surgery, and sleepless 3 a.m. bargains. Then the strangest guide arrives: Athena, the wisecracking guardian angel his removed testicle becomes, who refuses to let him hide. “Keep the ball in play,” she says—and the flippers start flying.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHospitals morph into arenas; relationships tilt; denial runs out of tokens. Between chemo chairs, marital crosswinds, and surreal visitations, he learns to tell the messy truth—to doctors, to lovers, and finally to himself. Rude, tender, and weirdly uplifting, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMy Balls Are Killing Me\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a screwball survival story with a punk heart—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003erooted in the author’s own run-in with testicular cancer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and the aftershocks it sent through his body, marriage, and sense of self.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf you like memoirs that swerve from jet-black comedy to raw honesty, myth slipped under a hospital gown, and a finale that finds nerve when the nerves are shot, welcome to the game.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e***\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChris Robinson\u003c\/strong\u003e is a writer and author of \u003cem\u003eStole This from a Hockey Card: A Philosophy of Hockey, Doug Harvey, Identity and Booze, Estonian Animation: Between Genius and Utter Illiteracy, The Animation Pimp, Japanese Animation: Time Out of Mind, Earmarked for Collision: A Highly Biased Tour of Collage Animations\u003c\/em\u003e etc.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe is also the artistic director of the Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) and has received the 2020 Award for Outstanding Contribution to Animation Studies by the World Festival of Animated Film - Animafest Zagreb.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMy Balls Are Killing Me\u003c\/em\u003e is based on his experience with testicular cancer. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e***\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAndreas Hykade\u003c\/strong\u003e is an animation filmmaker. Combining distinctive minimalist design with moments of lavishly detailed, psychedelic-inspired imagery, his work deals with childhood memories, identity, love, desire, death, and addiction. His award-winning films include \u003cem\u003eWe Lived in Grass, Ring of Fire, The Rung, Love \u0026amp; Theft, Nuggets\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAltötting\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aniboutique","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45793006616659,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0274\/8723\/files\/Screenshot2026-07-07at12.55.55PM.png?v=1783443381","url":"https:\/\/www.aniboutique.ca\/products\/my-balls-are-killing-me-written-by-chris-robinson-illustrated-by-andreas-hykade-autographed-copy","provider":"Aniboutique","version":"1.0","type":"link"}