{"product_id":"9781473638112-the-arab-of-the-future","title":"The Arab of the Future","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVolume 1: A Childhood in the Middle East, 1978-1984 - A Graphic Memoir\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eBrimming with life and dark humour, \u003ci\u003eThe Arab of the Future\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eMaus\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePersepolis\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVOLUME 1 IN \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE UNFORGETTABLE STORY OF AN EXTRAORDINARY CHILDHOOD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Arab of the Future\u003c\/i\u003e tells the unforgettable story of Riad Sattouf's childhood, spent in the shadows of three dictators - Muammar Gaddafi, Hafez al-Assad, and his father.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN \u003c\/i\u003eBOOK OF THE YEAR   \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN \u003ci\u003eOBSERVER \u003c\/i\u003eGRAPHIC BOOK OF THE YEAR   \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e CRITICS' TOP BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I tore through it. The most enjoyable graphic novel I've read in a while' \u003c\/b\u003eZadie Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I joyously recommend this book to you'\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Haddon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Riad Sattouf is one of the great creators of our time' \u003c\/b\u003eAlain De Botton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Beautifully-written and drawn, witty, sad, fascinating. Brilliant' \u003c\/b\u003eSimon Sebag Montefiore\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a striking, virtuoso graphic style that captures both the immediacy of childhood and the fervour 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRiad, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrimming with life and dark humour, \u003ci\u003eThe Arab of the Future\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eMaus\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePersepolis\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTranslated by Sam Taylor.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'ENGROSSING' \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A PAGE TURNER' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'MARVELLOUS. BEGS TO BE READ IN ONE LONG SITTING' \u003ci\u003eHerald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'AN OBJECT OF CONSENSUAL RAPTURE' \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'ONE OF THE GREATEST CARTOONISTS OF HIS GENERATION' \u003ci\u003eLe Monde\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40944614539361,"sku":"9781473638112","price":18.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27054926.jpg?v=1721641248","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781473638112-the-arab-of-the-future","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}