Habibi
Thompson, Craig
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Quantity: 1From BIBLIOPE by Calvello Books, Oakland, CA, U.S.A.
AbeBooks Seller Since March 19, 1998
Quantity: 1About this Item
Large octavo in brown and red boards wtih gilt lettering; chiefly b/w illus.; 655 p., 24 cm. In English. || Contents: River map -- Veils of darkness -- Raping Eden -- Mirage -- Hand of Fatimah -- Drowning -- Ring of Solomon -- Orphan's prayer -- Start breathing. **A large, heavy book. Extra shipping charges may apply.**. Fine copy. Light shelf-rubbing to cover; includes red publisher's paper band with synopsis and praise for author's previously published book "Blankets"; else excellent copy; pages are fine, bright and free of marks and creases; binding is tight and square. First edition, first printing (full number line). Seller Inventory # 83865
Bibliographic Details
Title: Habibi
Publisher: Pantheon Books, New York
Publication Date: 2011
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fine
Edition: 1st Edition
About this title
Amazon Best Books of the Month, September 2011: Habibi is impressive to hold. It looks like a lost tome, recovered from a different time and place--a fitting package for a comic book that feels like an exotic, bizarre fairy tale. Craig Thompson's inkwork is bold yet intricate. Each page reveals a meticulous symmetry, both in art and narrative, that unravels a sweeping tale that takes readers from the dessert to an industrial wasteland to the inner walls of a harem. Thematically, there's no shortage of ambition here, as Thompson tackles familial and romantic love, one's relationship to their environment, the shared roots of Christianity and Islam, and the effects of industrial modernization. Not all of these conflicts are resolved--in fact, there's more ambiguity than there is clarity--but it's Dodola and Zam, the book's two orphaned lovers, that imbue Habibi with empathy and humanity. Thompson, who is best known for Blankets, one of the most critically lauded comics of the past decade, has crafted another affecting story of passion, humor, and imagination. --Kevin Nguyen
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