Comics Beat Struck through with moments of terrible violence and subtle revelation, The Arab of the Future will be regarded as a vital text for future generations eager to understand the vastly complex and often brutal landscape of the Middle East at the close of the 20th century. Review Quotes Brilliant, sensational and heartbreaking, The Arab of the Future 4 hits all the high and low notes without skipping a beat, setting up a thrilling conclusion to the series. Full of the same gripping storytelling and lush visual style for which Sattoufs previous works have won numerous awards, The Arab of the Future 4 continues the saga of the Sattouf family and their peripatetic life in France and the Middle East.

And as Abdel-Razak returns again to the same fantastical dreams he pursued in previous books, we see him be more and more unhinged, until ultimately he crosses the line from idealism to fanaticism, leading to a dramatic breaking point. As the series builds to a climax, we see Riad struggle with problems both universal (bullies at school) and specific (his mothers sudden illness, the judgment of his religious relatives). until Abdel-Razak shows up unexpectedly to drag the family on yet another journey. Refusing to live in a country where women have no rights, she returns with her children to live in France with her own mother. But after following him from place to place and living for years under the harsh conditions of his impoverished village, Riads mother Clementine has had enough.

Now his father, Adbel-Razak, has left to take a job in Saudi Arabia, and after making a pilgrimage to Mecca, turns increasingly towards religion. In the previous books, his childhood was complicated by the pull of his two cultures-French and Syrian-and his parents deteriorating relationship. In the fourth volume of The Arab of the Future, little Riad has grown into a teenager.

Book Synopsis The penultimate installment in the bestselling French graphic memoir series-hailed as exquisitely illustrated and irresistible-covering the years of Riad Sattoufs adolescence, from 1987-1992. About the Book The penultimate installment in the bestselling French graphic memoir series-hailed as exquisitely illustrated and irresistible-covering the years of Sattoufs adolescence, from 1987-1992.1987-1992.

The Arab of the Future by Riad Sattouf