The Resource The Arab of the future : a graphic memoir : a childhood in the Middle East (1984-1985), 2, Riad Sattouf ; translated by Sam Taylor
The Arab of the future : a graphic memoir : a childhood in the Middle East (1984-1985), 2, Riad Sattouf ; translated by Sam Taylor
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The item The Arab of the future : a graphic memoir : a childhood in the Middle East (1984-1985), 2, Riad Sattouf ; translated by Sam Taylor represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in DC Public Library System.
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- Summary
- "In The Arab of the Future: Volume 1, cartoonist Riad Sattouf tells of the first years of his childhood as his family shuttles back and forth between France and the Middle East. In Libya and Syria, young Riad is exposed to the dismal reality of a life where food is scarce, children kill dogs for sport, and his cousins, virulently anti-Semitic and convinced he is Jewish because of his blond hair, lurk around every corner waiting to beat him up. In Volume 2, 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. Darkly funny and piercingly direct, The Arab of the Future, Volume 2 once again reveals the inner workings of a tormented country and a tormented family, delivered through Riad Sattouf's dazzlingly original talent."--Provided by publisher
- Language
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- eng
- fre
- eng
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- 154 pages
- Note
- "Originally published in France in 2015 by Allary Éditions."--Title page verso
- Isbn
- 9781627793513
- Label
- The Arab of the future : a graphic memoir : a childhood in the Middle East (1984-1985), 2
- Title
- The Arab of the future
- Title remainder
- a graphic memoir : a childhood in the Middle East (1984-1985)
- Title number
- 2
- Statement of responsibility
- Riad Sattouf ; translated by Sam Taylor
- Title variation
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- Arab of the future two
- Graphic memoir : a childhood in the Middle East (1984-1985)
- Childhood in the Middle East (1984-1985)
- Subject
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- Autobiographical comics
- Cartoonists -- France -- Biography | Comic books, strips, etc
- Graphic books
- Graphic novels
- Graphic novels
- Graphic novels -- France
- Graphic novels -- France
- Middle East -- Biography | Comic books, strips, etc
- Sattouf, Riad -- Childhood and youth -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Autobiographical comics
- Language
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- eng
- fre
- eng
- Summary
- "In The Arab of the Future: Volume 1, cartoonist Riad Sattouf tells of the first years of his childhood as his family shuttles back and forth between France and the Middle East. In Libya and Syria, young Riad is exposed to the dismal reality of a life where food is scarce, children kill dogs for sport, and his cousins, virulently anti-Semitic and convinced he is Jewish because of his blond hair, lurk around every corner waiting to beat him up. In Volume 2, 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. Darkly funny and piercingly direct, The Arab of the Future, Volume 2 once again reveals the inner workings of a tormented country and a tormented family, delivered through Riad Sattouf's dazzlingly original talent."--Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- autobiography
- Cataloging source
- AZZPT
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/collectionName
- Arabe du futur
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Sattouf, Riad
- Dewey number
- 741.5/69092
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- Language note
- Text in English translated from the French
- 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/subjectName
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- Sattouf, Riad
- Cartoonists
- Middle East
- Label
- The Arab of the future : a graphic memoir : a childhood in the Middle East (1984-1985), 2, Riad Sattouf ; translated by Sam Taylor
- Note
- "Originally published in France in 2015 by Allary Éditions."--Title page verso
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- text
- still image
- Content type code
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- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn953161572
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- 154 pages
- Isbn
- 9781627793513
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other control number
- 99971709591
- Other physical details
- chiefly color illustrations
- Stock number
- BRO-adap20161004-054
- Label
- The Arab of the future : a graphic memoir : a childhood in the Middle East (1984-1985), 2, Riad Sattouf ; translated by Sam Taylor
- Note
- "Originally published in France in 2015 by Allary Éditions."--Title page verso
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn953161572
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- 154 pages
- Isbn
- 9781627793513
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 99971709591
- Other physical details
- chiefly color illustrations
- Stock number
- BRO-adap20161004-054
Subject
- Autobiographical comics
- Cartoonists -- France -- Biography | Comic books, strips, etc
- Graphic books
- Graphic novels
- Graphic novels
- Graphic novels -- France
- Graphic novels -- France
- Middle East -- Biography | Comic books, strips, etc
- Sattouf, Riad -- Childhood and youth -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Autobiographical comics
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