Habibi

HabibiFrom the internationally acclaimed author of Blankets ("A triumph for the genre." Library Journal), a highly anticipated new graphic novel. 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

From the internationally acclaimed author of Blankets ("A triumph for the genre."--Library Journal), a highly anticipated new graphic novel.

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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Pantheon Books
Published: 09/20/2011
ISBN: 9780375424144
Pages: 655
Weight: 3.45lbs
Size: 9.10h x 7.20w x 1.90d
Award: Oregon Book Awards - Finalist
Award: Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award - Winner

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 07/11/2011
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2011
Booklist 09/15/2011 pg. 53
New York Times Book Review 10/16/2011 pg. 26
Shelf Awareness 09/20/2011
Publishers Weekly Best Books 11/07/2011 pg. 30
Books & Culture 03/01/2012 pg. 13
LJ Best Books of Year 12/01/2011 pg. 58