Palestine
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A powerful graphic novel, capturing the heart of day-to-day life in occupied Palestine.
In late 1991 and early 1992, at the time of the first Intifada, Joe Sacco spent two months with the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, travelling and taking notes.
Upon returning to the United States he started writing and drawing Palestine, which combines the techniques of eyewitness reportage with the medium of comic-book storytelling to explore this complex, emotionally weighty situation. He captures the heart of the Palestinian experience in image after unforgettable image, with great insight and remarkable humour.
The nine-issue comics series won a l996 American Book Award. It is now published for the first time in one volume, befitting its status as one of the great classics of graphic non-fiction.
‘The bar is set extremely high when it comes to graphic books and the Middle East: one thinks of Joe Sacco’s Palestine’ Guy Delise
‘Palestine is utterly compelling, and as affecting as the work of any war photographer or poet’ Varsity
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Additional information
| Publisher | Jonathan Cape, 1st edition (2 Jan. 2003) |
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| Language | English |
| Paperback | 296 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 9780224069823 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0224069823 |
| Dimensions | 19.7 x 12.9 x 1.79 cm |
by Rita Laencantaora
There is nothing about this book that is not spot-on. Joe Sacco is a graphic novelist of the highest ability and quality. Will be buying more of his books.
by Pen Name
A very powerful book and made all the more interesting by the graphic novel format it employs.
by alan paterson
I always liked graphic novels and comics. This comic from joe Sacco is great to get to know what really happen in Palestine. I really recommend to read his comics, and especially this one “Palestine”. I also recommend to join the prime account to get the staff in one day.
by Begin Anew.
Interesting chronicle of Palestine’s recent past. The author doesn’t hesitate to denounce his own preconceptions and prejudice, confronting his own ordinary concerns, frustrations and fears as a journalist with the compellingly vital concerns, frustrations and fears of ordinary Palestinians.
by Aneesa
This might be my favourite graphic novel ever. The way it is written and illustrated take me right there. There will be a more articulate way to put this but being written and drawn by the same guy seemed to make it work so much better than a couple of people collaborating. Maybe this is a common thing but it has been a bit more of a lesson to me about the way comics work.
I’ve just bought The Fixer by Joe Sacco.
by lalala Ambiance
Bought it after I saw the Israeli film Waltzing with Bashir. It opens a window on the everyday life in Palestinian refugee camps, occupied illegally by Israeli troops since 1967, in some cases since 1948!
by J. R. Connor
If you want to know the basics of the Palestine/Israel conflict, this graphic novel is great. It tells the history of the invasion and the 2 intifadas that followed thereafter. It’s worth a read. Sacco enters Palestine as a Westerner, a journalist, to get to grips with the situation in Palestine towards the end of the first intifada- it’s his account of it. His view of the Palestine/Israel conflict is not that of the mainstream western media, it’s the reality of the situation. Although the text can still be considered somewhat orientalist, it really allows you to get a hold of Palestinian history. I followed up reading this with some critical theory on Palestine, a text written by Said and Hitchens as well as other critics. It’s called ‘Blaming the Victims’ and it’s a great follow-up read. I would recommend this text to those who don’t have much knowledge of this conflict.
by J. R. Connor
Graphic reportage on Palestine that is very relevant today.
A fantastic bit of journalism reported in a graphic book. If you are concerned by the events in Palestine then this is the book for you.