Windows On The World

Based on the screenplay of the award-winning 2019 film, this graphic novel chronicles a son’s search for his undocumented immigrant father, who was working in the Twin Towers, in the wake of 9-11.

An undocumented immigrant father has been bussing tables at the famous Windows on the World restaurant to support his family in Mexico. Then, tragedy strikes. His family hears no word for weeks. Refusing to give up hope, they send young Fernando on a quixotic mission across the border to find his father and bring him home. Along the way, Fernando experiences a warm embrace from fellow immigrants and a cold shoulder from The City That Never Sleeps. Told with empathy and nuance, this emotionally resonant story reflects on how the pains of our recent past have shaped the character of America. Black & white illustrations.

Robert Mailer Anderson is a San Francisco-based writer, producer, and activist. His recent works include the graphic novel My Fairy Godfather, the novel Boonville, and a play entitled The Death of Teddy Ballgame. He also co-wrote the films Pig Hunt and Windows on the World. He is a San Francisco Library Laureate, among other honors.

Jon Sack is a US- and UK-based artist and writer. He graduated with an MFA from Goldsmiths College in 2006, and his work has been published and covered internationally. His comic books include La Lucha, which is about violence in Juárez and the lawyers working to combat it, and Iraqi Oil For Beginners, about the complicated history of oil in Iraq.

Zack Anderson lives mostly in Northern California.