Arab of the Future GN (2015- Metropolitan) A Graphic Memoir comic books 2014-2016
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Issue #1-1ST
Published Oct 2015 by Metropolitan.$19.00
$7.00
Volume 1 - 1st printing. "A Childhood in the Middle East, 1978-1984!"
Story and art by Riad Sattouf.
In striking, virtuoso graphic style that captures both the immediacy of childhood and the fervor 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. Brimming with life and dark humor, The Arab of the Future reveals the truth and texture of one eccentric family in an absurd Middle East, and also introduces a master cartoonist in a work destined to stand alongside Maus and Persepolis.
Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 160 pages, 2C.
Cover price $26.00. -
Issue #1-REP
Published 2015 by Metropolitan.$9.00
$7.00
Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. "A Childhood in the Middle East, 1978-1984!"
Story and art by Riad Sattouf.
In striking, virtuoso graphic style that captures both the immediacy of childhood and the fervor 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. Brimming with life and dark humor, The Arab of the Future reveals the truth and texture of one eccentric family in an absurd Middle East, and also introduces a master cartoonist in a work destined to stand alongside Maus and Persepolis.
Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 160 pages, 2C.
Cover price $26.00. -
Issue #2-1ST
Published Sep 2016 by Metropolitan.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Volume 2 - 1st printing. "A Childhood in the Middle East, 1984-1985!"
Story and art by Riad Sattouf.
The highly anticipated continuation of Riad Sattouf's internationally acclaimed bestseller, which was hailed by The New York Times as "a disquieting yet essential read."
Riad, now settled in his father's hometown of Homs, gets to go to school, where he dedicates himself to becoming a true Syrian in the country of the dictator Hafez Al-Assad. Told simply yet with devastating effect, Riad's story takes in the sweep of politics, religion, and poverty, but is steered by acutely observed small moments: the daily sadism of his schoolteacher, the lure of the black market, with its menu of shame and subsistence, and the obsequiousness of his father in the company of those close to the regime. As his family strains to fit in, one chilling, barbaric act drives the Sattoufs to make the most dramatic of changes.
Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 160 pages, 2C.
Cover price $26.00.
