The Arab of the future. 2 : a graphic memoir : a childhood in the Middle East (1984-1985)
Riad Sattouf (Author, Illustrator), Sam Taylor (Translator)
In this volume, 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. 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. --From publisher description
Print Book, English, 2016
First U.S. edition
Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company, New York, 2016