The Arab of the Future: A Childhood in the Middle East
#2 - 1984 - 1985
([September] 2016)
Henry Holt and Co.,
2015 Series
- Price
- 26.00 USD; 37.00 CAD
- Pages
- 168
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Metropolitan Books
- Brand
- ?
- ISBN
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978-1-62779-351-3
- Barcode
- 9781627793513 52600
- Editing
- ?
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Arab of the Future / cover / 2 pages
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Yahya; Clementine; Abdul-Razak Sattouf; Hafez al-Assad; Riad Sattouf
- Reprints
from Indexer Notes
Wraparound cover with promo quotes on the back from The New Yorker, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, New York Times, Alison Bechdel, Smithsonian, The New Republic, Globe and Mail, Comic Book Resources, New York Times Book Review.
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The highly anticipated continuation of Riad Sattouf's internationally acclaimed graphic memoir...
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover flap.
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credits, title page / 3 pages
Indexer Notes
"Also by Riad Sattouf" page; title and publisher page with a panel from page fifty-six; indicia, publisher, copyright and bibliographical credits page.
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Arab of the Future / comic story / 154 pages
- Script
- Riad Sattouf; Sam Taylor (translation)
- Pencils
- Riad Sattouf
- Inks
- Riad Sattouf
- Colors
- Riad Sattouf (duotone)
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- My name is Riad. In 1984, I was six years old and I was just as gorgeous as ever.
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Riad Sattouf; Clementine; Riad's Brother [Yahya]; Riad's Paternal Grandmother; Abdul-Razak Sattouf; Riad's Cousin [Wael]; Riad's Cousin [Mohamed]; Book Bag Vendor; The School Principal; Riad's Female Teacher; Saleem; Omar; Anas; Abdul-Razak's Half-Sister [Maha]; Maha's Husband; Maha's Daughter [Leila]; Maha's Daughter [Aisha]; Maha's Son [Ahmad]; Riad's Uncle [Hadj Mohamed]; Riad's Paternal Grandfather; Kid from the Corner; Ahmed; Man Who Was Walking Down the Street; Girl Making Incredible Faces; Lebanese Guy in Dormitory; Abdul-Razak's Cousin The General [Abu Hassan]; Um Hassan; Abu's Son [Mohamed]; Bassem; Rabab; Rabab's Mother; Nice Friend of Rabab; Guy on His Tractor; Hadj Muhammad's Son; Abdel Rahman; Abdel's Cousin [Amin]; Woody Woodpecker; Nidal; Abu Basem; Washing Machine Dealer; Pork Seller; Orange Juice Vendor; Abu Hassan's Bodyguard; Child With Bucket of Water Bottles; The New General; New General's Wife; New General's Daughter [Samia]; Little Boy with Slicked-Back Hair; Smelly Kid at the Back; The Doctor Pediatrician; Washing Machine Dealer's Cousin; Riad’s Maternal Grandfather; Charles; Riad’s Maternal Grandmother; Jean-Michel; Village Mayor; Wael and Mohamed’s Father; Woman Bringing Tea; Abdul-Razak's Grandfather's Cousin; Guy In the Middle of the Water; Very Excited Old Man; Intimidating Replacement Teacher; Béatrice; Yves; Moktar; Pianist; Nordic-Looking Singer; Inflatable Ring Vendor
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Arabic alphabet; Brittany; Cap Fréhel; classroom; corporal punishment; door knocking; Euromarché superstore; flooding; France; Galeries Lafayette; Homs; hotel; hunting; Latakia; learning; murder; Palmyra; Port à la Duc; Quran; rain; recess; rifle; ruins; school; school uniform; shopping; skiing; suffocation; swimming pool; Syria; Tadmur; teaching; Ter Maaleh; The Alps; vacation; village
Indexer Notes
Page count includes six chapter title pages and six blank pages.
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illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- Riad Sattouf
- Inks
- Riad Sattouf
- Colors
- ? (duotone)
- Characters
- Girl Making Incredible Faces
Indexer Notes
A small illustration from page forty-two.
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Table of Contents
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0.
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Arab of the Future -
1.
["The highly anticipated continuation of Riad Sattouf's internationally acclaimed graphic memoir..."]
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5.
["My name is Riad. In 1984, I was six years old and I was just as gorgeous as ever."]
Arab of the Future -
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About the Author
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["Riad Sattouf is a bestselling cartoonist and filmmaker who grew up in Syria and Libya..."]
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