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No one knew Staceyann's mother was pregnant until a dangerously small baby was born on the floor of her grandmother's house in Lottery, Jamaica, on Christmas Day. Staceyann's mother did not want her, and her father was not present. No one, except her grandmother, thought Staceya…
No one knew Staceyann's mother was pregnant until a dangerously small baby was born on the floor of her grandmother's house in Lottery, Jamaica, on Christmas Day. Staceyann's mother did not want her, and her father was not present. No one, except her grandmother, thought Staceya…
From the iconic and charismatic star of "Russell Simmons' Def Poetry Jam" comes this brave and fiercely candid memoir about growing up in Jamaica by performer, activist, and writer Chin.
Riad has settled in his father's hometown of Horms and gets to go to school, where he dedicates himself to becoming a true Syrian in the country of the dictator Hafez Al-Assad. Told simply yet with devastating effect, Riad's story takes in the sweep of politics, religion, and p…
Riad has settled in his father's hometown of Horms and gets to go to school, where he dedicates himself to becoming a true Syrian in the country of the dictator Hafez Al-Assad. Told simply yet with devastating effect, Riad's story takes in the sweep of politics, religion, and po…
De père syrien et de mère bretonne, l'auteur raconte son enfance entre la Libye et la Syrie, de 1978 à 1984. A Tripoli en 1978, le jeune garçon blond est imprégné des lectures du livre vert de M. Khadafi. Puis, c'est le départ pour la Syrie, dans un village près de Homs, où sévi…
Un roman graphique où Riad Sattouf raconte sa jeunesse dans la Libye de Kadhafi et la Syrie d'Hafez al-Assad. Né en 1978 d'un père syrien et d'une mère bretonne, Riad Sattouf grandit d'abord à Tripoli, en Libye, où son père vient d'être nommé professeur. Issu d'un milieu pauvre,…
Riad has settled in his father's hometown of Horms and gets to go to school, where he dedicates himself to becoming a true Syrian in the country of the dictator Hafez Al-Assad. Told simply yet with devastating effect, Riad's story takes in the sweep of politics, religion, and p…
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 P…
"Ce livre raconte l'histoire vraie d'un enfant blond et de sa famille dans la Libye de Kadhafi et la Syrie d'Hafez Al-Assad. Né d'un père syrien et d'une mère bretonne, Riad Sattouf grandit d'abord à Tripoli, en Libye, où son père vient d'être nommé professeur. Issu d'un milieu …
"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 …
"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 …
De père syrien et de mère bretonne, l'auteur raconte son enfance entre la Libye et la Syrie, de 1978 à 1984. A Tripoli en 1978, le jeune garçon blond est imprégné des lectures du livre vert de M. Khadafi. Puis, c'est le départ pour la Syrie, dans un village près de Homs, où sévi…
Sattouf recalls his nomadic childhood growing up in France, Gaddafi's Libya and Assad's Syria -- always under the guidance and roof of his father, a Syrian Pan-Arabist in pursuit of dreams for the Arab nation. Sattouf employs repeating color schemes in the graphic memoir with t…
"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 …
