The Arab of the Future: A Childhood in the Middle East, 1978-1984 by Riad SattoufMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
A graphic novel by a famous French cartoonist of French-Syrian descent. It is a graphical memoir of his early life in Gaddafi's Libya, then France, then older Assad's Syria. Presented through the eyes of a young child, it catches interesting details of everyday life and sheds the light on cruel and bizarre world of Arab dictatorships of the 1970s-1980s.
Beautiful cartoon art, captivating story, funny and terrifying moments to follow.
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