The Arab of the Future 2: A Childhood in the Middle East, 1984-1985: A Graphic Memoir

An excerpt from The Arab of the Future: Volume 2, the highly anticipated continuation of Riad Sattouf's internationally acclaimed, #1 French bestseller, which was hailed by The New York Times as "a disquieting yet essential read."
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An excerpt from The Arab of the Future: Volume 2, the highly anticipated continuation of Riad Sattouf's internationally acclaimed, #1 French bestseller, which was hailed by The New York Times as "a disquieting yet essential read."

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Copyright © 2016 by Riad Sattouf
Excerpted from The Arab of the Future: Volume 2

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RIAD SATTOUF is a best-selling cartoonist and filmmaker who grew up in Syria and Libya and now lives in Paris. The author of four comics series in France and a former contributor to the satirical publication Charlie Hebdo, Sattouf is now a weekly columnist for l'Obs. He also directed the films The French Kissers and Jacky in the Women's Kingdom.

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