The Arab of the Future: A Graphic Memoir of a Childhood in the Middle East, 1987-1992
Nov 2019 · The Arab of the Future Issue #4 · Metropolitan Books
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The gripping fourth installment of the award-winning graphic memoir series chronicles Riad Sattouf's adolescence, as he navigates family, culture, and religion.
In The Arab of the Future 4, Riad is now a teenager, and his life is more complicated than ever. His father, Adbel-Razak, has left to work in Saudi Arabia and becomes increasingly religious after a pilgrimage to Mecca. Fed up with the harsh conditions of Abdel-Razak's impoverished village and the lack of women's rights, Riad's mother Clementine returns with the children to France—until Abdel-Razak unexpectedly reappears to drag the family on yet another journey.
Riad faces both universal struggles like bullies at school and deeply personal challenges like his mother's sudden illness and the judgment of his religious relatives. As Abdel-Razak becomes more unhinged in his fantastical pursuits, a dramatic breaking point emerges between idealism and fanaticism.
Filled with gripping storytelling and lush visuals that have earned Sattouf numerous awards, The Arab of the Future 4 continues the peripatetic saga of the Sattouf family across France and the Middle East. This exquisitely illustrated, irresistible memoir is a must-read for fans of graphic novels and coming-of-age stories alike.
In The Arab of the Future 4, Riad is now a teenager, and his life is more complicated than ever. His father, Adbel-Razak, has left to work in Saudi Arabia and becomes increasingly religious after a pilgrimage to Mecca. Fed up with the harsh conditions of Abdel-Razak's impoverished village and the lack of women's rights, Riad's mother Clementine returns with the children to France—until Abdel-Razak unexpectedly reappears to drag the family on yet another journey.
Riad faces both universal struggles like bullies at school and deeply personal challenges like his mother's sudden illness and the judgment of his religious relatives. As Abdel-Razak becomes more unhinged in his fantastical pursuits, a dramatic breaking point emerges between idealism and fanaticism.
Filled with gripping storytelling and lush visuals that have earned Sattouf numerous awards, The Arab of the Future 4 continues the peripatetic saga of the Sattouf family across France and the Middle East. This exquisitely illustrated, irresistible memoir is a must-read for fans of graphic novels and coming-of-age stories alike.
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About the author
Riad Sattouf is a best-selling cartoonist and filmmaker who grew up in Syria and Libya and now lives in Paris. The author of four comics series in France and a former contributor to the satirical publication Charlie Hebdo, Sattouf is now a weekly columnist for l’Obs. He also directed the films The French Kissers and Jacky in the Women’s Kingdom.
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