Habibi / Craig Thompson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thompson, Craig, 1975-

Contributor:

Pantheon Books, publisher.

Comics Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Enslaved persons--Comic books, strips, etc.

Enslaved persons.

Refugees--Comic books, strips, etc.

Refugees.

Interpersonal relations--Comic books, strips, etc.

Interpersonal relations.

Genre:

Comics (Graphic works)

Fiction.

Physical Description:

655 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Pantheon Books, [2011]

Summary:

"Sprawling across an epic landscape of deserts, harems, and modern industrial clutter, Habibi tells the tale of Dodola and Zam, refugee child slaves bound to each other by chance, by circumstance, and by the love that grows between them. We follow them as their lives unfold together and apart; as they struggle to make a place for themselves in a world (not unlike our own) fueled by fear, lust, and greed; and as they discover the extraordinary depth-- and frailty-- of their connection. At once contemporary and timeless, Habibi gives us a love story of astounding resonance: a parable about our relationship to the natural world, the cultural divide between the first and third worlds, the common heritage of Christianity and Islam, and, most potently, the magic of storytelling" -- dust jacket wrap.

Contents:

River map

Veils of darkness

Raping Eden

Mirage

Hand of Fatimah

Drowning

Ring of Solomon

Orphan's prayer

Start breathing.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Comics Collection copy purchased for the Penn Libraries from Locust Moon Comics in 2016.

ISBN:

9780375424144

0375424148

OCLC:

691928090