num_pages: 296
description: In late l991 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.
language: English
title: Palestine
titlecomplete: Palestine (Palestine, #1-2)
genres: Politics, Graphic Novels Comics, Comic Book, Comics, War, Nonfiction, History, Memoir, Graphic Novels, Journalism
ratings_count: 17033
places: Cairo, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Ramallah, Gaza
series: Palestine
awards: awardedAt: 820483200000
name: American Book Award
publisher: Jonathan Cape