01695cam a2200301 i 4500 ocn953161572 OCoLC ta 210423s2016 nyua 6 000 0aeng d 2014041152 9781627793513 1627793518 (OCoLC)953161572 NC1499.S28A2 2016 V.2 Sattouf, Riad. The Arab of the future. 2, A childhood in the Middle East (1984-1985) : a graphic memoir / Riad Sattouf ; translated by Sam Taylor. Childhood in the Middle East (1984-1985) New York : Metropolitan Books, 2016. 154 p. : chiefly col. ill. Translation of: Arabe du futur. 2. 2015. 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. Sattouf, Riad Childhood and youth Comic books, strips, etc. Cartoonists France Biography Comic books, strips, etc. Middle East Biography Comic books, strips, etc. Taylor, Sam, 1970- Arabe du futur. 2. lcc BK 0 0 0 0 PNLIB PNLIB GEN 2021-06-17 NC1499.S28A2 2016 V.2 PNLIB21062403 2021-06-17 2021-06-17 BK 2590 2590