The Arab of the Future
| The Arab of the Future: A Childhood in the Middle East, 1978-1984: A Graphic Memoir | |
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| Date | 2015 |
| Page count | 160 pages |
| Publisher | Metropolitan Books |
| Creative team | |
| Writer | Riad Sattouf |
| Artist | Riad Sattouf |
| Original publication | |
| Language | French |
The Arab of the Future (French: L'Arabe du futur) is a graphic novel by award-winning French-Syrian cartoonist Riad Sattouf.[1] The work recounts Sattouf's childhood growing up in France, Libya and Syria in the 1970s and 80s.[2] The first volume of L'Arabe du futur won the 2015 Fauve d’Or prize for best graphic novel at the Angoulême International Comics Festival.[3][4]
References
- ↑ Snaije, Olivia (28 October 2015). "Riad Sattouf draws on multicultural past for The Arab of the Future". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ↑ Shatz, Adam (15 October 2015). "Drawing Blood". The New Yorker. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ↑ "Comic books of childhood under Arab dictators grip France". France 24. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ↑ Lindsey, Ursula (27 January 2016). "The Future of the Arab". The Nation. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
External links
- The Arab of the Future website.
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