The Resource The Arab of the future : a graphic memoir : a childhood in the Middle East (1978-1984), Riad Sattouf ; translated by Sam Taylor
The Arab of the future : a graphic memoir : a childhood in the Middle East (1978-1984), Riad Sattouf ; translated by Sam Taylor
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- Summary
- "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. Venturing first to the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab State and then joining the family tribe in Homs, 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. 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"--
- Language
-
- eng
- fre
- eng
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- 153 pages
- Note
- Translated from the French
- Isbn
- 9781627793445
- Label
- The Arab of the future : a graphic memoir : a childhood in the Middle East (1978-1984)
- Title
- The Arab of the future
- Title remainder
- a graphic memoir : a childhood in the Middle East (1978-1984)
- Statement of responsibility
- Riad Sattouf ; translated by Sam Taylor
- Subject
-
- Graphic novels
- trueDictatorship
- trueAutobiographical comics
- trueComics and Graphic novels
- true20th century -- 1901 -- 2000
- trueQaddafi, Muammar
- Cartoonists -- France -- Biography | Comic books, strips, etc
- trueOppression (Psychology)
- Sattouf, Riad -- Childhood and youth -- Comic books, strips, etc
- trueGrowing up
- trueMiddle East
- trueTranslations -- French to English
- trueAssad, Hafez, 1930-2000
- trueSattouf, Riad -- Childhood and youth
- trueLibya
- trueLife stories -- Facing adversity | War and oppression
- trueLife stories -- Relationships | Growing up
- trueTotalitarianism
- trueCartoonists -- France -- Biography
- trueChildhood
- trueBoys
- trueFamilies
- trueLife stories -- Identity | Race and ethnicity
- trueNationalism -- Arab countries
- trueFathers and sons
- Middle East -- Biography | Comic books, strips, etc
- Language
-
- eng
- fre
- eng
- Summary
- "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. Venturing first to the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab State and then joining the family tribe in Homs, 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. 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"--
- Summary
- "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 roofof 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 hisfather is flamboyant. Venturing first to the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab State and then joining the family tribe in Homs, 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. 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"--
- Award
- Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Graphic Novel, 2015.
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- autobiography
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10450898
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Sattouf, Riad
- Dewey number
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- 741.5/69092
- B
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- comics graphic novels
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1970-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Taylor, Sam
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Sattouf, Riad
- Cartoonists
- Middle East
- Target audience
- adult
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- growing up in the Middle East (1978-1984) : a graphic memoir
- Label
- The Arab of the future : a graphic memoir : a childhood in the Middle East (1978-1984), Riad Sattouf ; translated by Sam Taylor
- Note
- Translated from the French
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn890622561
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- 153 pages
- Isbn
- 9781627793445
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Lccn
- 2014041152
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)890622561
- Label
- The Arab of the future : a graphic memoir : a childhood in the Middle East (1978-1984), Riad Sattouf ; translated by Sam Taylor
- Note
- Translated from the French
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn890622561
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- 153 pages
- Isbn
- 9781627793445
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Lccn
- 2014041152
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)890622561
Subject
- true20th century -- 1901 -- 2000
- trueAssad, Hafez, 1930-2000
- trueAutobiographical comics
- trueBoys
- trueCartoonists -- France -- Biography
- Cartoonists -- France -- Biography | Comic books, strips, etc
- trueChildhood
- trueComics and Graphic novels
- trueDictatorship
- trueFamilies
- trueFathers and sons
- Graphic novels
- trueGrowing up
- trueLibya
- trueLife stories -- Facing adversity | War and oppression
- trueLife stories -- Identity | Race and ethnicity
- trueLife stories -- Relationships | Growing up
- trueMiddle East
- Middle East -- Biography | Comic books, strips, etc
- trueNationalism -- Arab countries
- trueOppression (Psychology)
- trueQaddafi, Muammar
- trueSattouf, Riad -- Childhood and youth
- Sattouf, Riad -- Childhood and youth -- Comic books, strips, etc
- trueTotalitarianism
- trueTranslations -- French to English
Genre
- trueAutobiographical comics
- trueBiography
- trueComic books, strips, etc
- trueComics and Graphic novels
- trueGraphic novels
- trueLife stories
- trueTranslations
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