The Arab of the Future

The Arab of the Future

by Riad Sattouf

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"In striking, virtuoso graphic style that captures both the immediacy of childhood and the fervor 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. Riad, delicate and wide-eyed, follows in the trail of his mismatched parents; his mother, a bookish French student, is as mode

ISBN: 9781627793445

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Alain de Botton

Alain de Botton

Philosophy & Religion

"This book by @RiadSattouf is truly wonderful and very much recommended."

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