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LEADER: 02933cam a22004098i 4500
001 2014041152
003 DLC
005 20151006082259.0
008 150420s2015 nyu 000 0 eng
010 $a 2014041152
020 $a9781627793445 (hardback)
020 $z9781627793452 (electronic book)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda
041 1 $aeng$hfre
042 $apcc
043 $ae-fr---$aaw----
050 00 $aNC1499.S337$bA2 2015
082 00 $a741.5/69092$aB$223
084 $aCGN007000$aBIO002000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aSattouf, Riad,$eauthor.
240 10 $aArabe du futur.$lEnglish
245 14 $aThe Arab of the future :$bgrowing up in the Middle East (1978-1984) : a graphic memoir /$cRiad Sattouf ; translated from the French by Sam Taylor.
263 $a1505
264 1 $aNew York :$bMetropolitan Books,$c2015.
300 $apages cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 $a"In striking, virtuoso graphic style that captures both the immediacy of childhood and the fervor of political idealism, Riad Sattouf recounts his nomadic childhood growing up in rural France, Gaddafi's Libya, and Assad's Syria--but always under the roof of his father, a Syrian Pan-Arabist who drags his family along in his pursuit of grandiose dreams for the Arab nation. Riad, delicate and wide-eyed, follows in the trail of his mismatched parents; his mother, a bookish French student, is as modest as his father is flamboyant. Venturing first to the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab State and then joining the family tribe in Homs, Syria, they hold fast to the vision of the paradise that always lies just around the corner. And hold they do, though food is scarce, children kill dogs for sport, and with locks banned, the Sattoufs come home one day to discover another family occupying their apartment. The ultimate outsider, Riad, with his flowing blond hair, is called the ultimate insult... Jewish. And in no time at all, his father has come up with yet another grand plan, moving from building a new people to building his own great palace. Brimming with life and dark humor, The Arab of the Future reveals the truth and texture of one eccentric family in an absurd Middle East, and also introduces a master cartoonist in a work destined to stand alongside Maus and Persepolis"--$cProvided by publisher.
600 10 $aSattouf, Riad$xChildhood and youth$vComic books, strips, etc.
650 0 $aCartoonists$zFrance$vBiography$vComic books, strips, etc.
651 0 $aMiddle East$vBiography$vComic books, strips, etc.
655 0 $aGraphic novels.
650 7 $aCOMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / Nonfiction.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aBIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Cultural Heritage.$2bisacsh
700 1 $aTaylor, Sam,$d1970-$etranslator.
856 42 $3Cover image$uhttp://www.netread.com/jcusers2/bk1388/445/9781627793445/image/lgcover.9781627793445.jpg