The Arab of the Future
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The Arab of the Future

By Riad Sattouf
en

ln striking, virtuoso graphic style that captures both the immediacy of childhood and the fervour of political idealism, Riad Sattouf recounts his nomadic childhood growing up in rural France, Gaddafi’s Libya, and Assad’s Syria – but always under the roof of his father, a Syrian Pan-Arabist who drags his family along in his pursuit of grandiose dreams for the Arab nation. Riad, delicate and wide-eyed, follows in the trail of his mismatched parents; his mother, a bookish French student, is as modest as his father is flamboyant. Venturing first to the Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab State and then joining the family tribe in Horns, Syria, they hold fast to the vision of the paradise that always lies just around the corner. And hold they do, though food is scarce, children kill dogs for sport, and with locks banned, the Sattoufs come home one day to discover another family occupying their apartment. The ultimate outsider, Riad, with his flowing blond hair, is called the ultimate insult…Jewish. And in no time at all, his father has come up with yet another grand plan, moving from building a new people to building his own great palace.

PUBLISHER :
henry holt & company inc
PUBLICATION DATE :
October 22, 2015
ISBN-10 :
1627793445
ISBN-13:
9781627793445
LANGUAGE :
English
FORMAT :
Hardback
PAGES :
160 Pages
PUBLISHER :
henry holt & company inc
PUBLICATION DATE :
October 22, 2015
ISBN-10 :
1627793445
ISBN-13:
9781627793445
LANGUAGE :
English
FORMAT :
Hardback
PAGES :
160 Pages
Our price:
$26.00
Available for in-store purchase

The Arab of the Future

By Riad Sattouf
en
ln striking, virtuoso graphic style that captures both the immediacy of childhood and the fervour of political idealism, Riad Sattouf recounts his nomadic childhood growing up in rural France, Gaddafi's Libya, and Assad's Syria - but always under the roof of his father, a Syrian Pan-Arabist who drags his family along in his pursuit of grandiose dreams for the Arab nation. Riad, delicate and wide-eyed, follows in the trail of his mismatched parents; his mother, a bookish French student, is as modest as his father is flamboyant. Venturing first to the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab State and then joining the family tribe in Horns, Syria, they hold fast to the vision of the paradise that always lies just around the corner. And hold they do, though food is scarce, children kill dogs for sport, and with locks banned, the Sattoufs come home one day to discover another family occupying their apartment. The ultimate outsider, Riad, with his flowing blond hair, is called the ultimate insult...Jewish. And in no time at all, his father has come up with yet another grand plan, moving from building a new people to building his own great palace.
PUBLISHER :
henry holt & company inc
PUBLICATION DATE :
October 22, 2015
ISBN-10 :
1627793445
ISBN-13:
9781627793445
LANGUAGE :
English
FORMAT :
Hardback
PAGES :
160 Pages