Baddawi

Baddawi is the story of a young boy named Ahmad struggling to find his place in the world Raised in a refugee camp called Baddawi in northern Lebanon, Ahmad is just one of the thousands of Palestinians who fled their homeland after the war in 1948 established the state of Israel.In this visually arresting graphic novel, Leila Abdelrazaq explores her father s childhood in the 1960s and 70s from a boy s eye view as he witnesses the world crumbling around him and attempts to carry on, forging his own path in the midst of terrible uncertainty. Download Baddawi – kino-fada.fr Baddawi is a beautifully written, wonderfully illustrated coming of age graphic novel that is really about the Palestinian struggle I cannot recommend it enough a really touching read.Leila Abdelrazaq illustrates the story of her Palestinian father s upbringing in Baddawi a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon in a way that captures the reader from the very first page I read it all in one sitting, and was upset when I reached the last page I hope there sto come.Persepolis meets Maus Just beautiful I only wish it were longer Hopefully there areto comeHaaretz , Nov 26, 2015 Baddawi, by Leila Abdelrazaq, Just World Books, 128 pp., 20 The Arab of the Future A Childhood in the Middle East, 1978 1984, by Riad Sattouf, Metropolitan Books, 160 pp., 26How much faith can one place in another s account of the past No writer can be an entirely objective observer, of course some, howe...Baddawi is so muchthan the story of her father s childhood It s the story of my dad s childhood It s the story of every Palestinian kid was born in a refugee camp post Nakba I loved it.I wanted to like this book I enjoyed the author s family story and artwork but couldn t get swept up in it I did learn a few things Like how the Irguns were enthic cleansing in Israel and how Leila Abdelrazaq feels the injustice that this group got absorbed into the Israeli defense force Which I agree that just because your people have been persecuted for hundreds of years and survived genocide itself does not give you the right to do the same but this applies to all people.But the one thing I wanted to like this book I enjoyed the author s family story and artwork but couldn t get swept up in it I did learn a few things Like how the Irguns were enthic cleansing in Israel and how Leila Abdelrazaq feels the injustice that this group got absorbed into the Israeli defense force Which I agree that just because your people have been persecuted for hundreds of years and survived genocide itself does not...There is a lot to love about this graphic novel the story is well told, the illustrations are simple and engaging, the tatreez design running throughout the book is beautiful I especially enjoyed reading this book because I have spent quite a bit of time in Baddawi refugee camp and felt that Abdelrazaq brought so much to life My only negative thoughts related to the book are those that make me wonder how much people who don t know Palestinian and Lebanese history will be able to follow that c There is a lot to love about this graphic novel the story is well told, the illustrations are simple and engaging, the tatreez design running throughout the book is beautiful I especially enjoyed reading this book because I have spent quite a bit of time in Baddawi refugee camp and felt that Abdelrazaq brought so much to life My only negative thoughts related to the book are those that make me wonder how much people who don t know Palestinian and Lebanese history will be able to f...It s not that I disliked this book, but I thought the narrative neededthought and development It was extremely expository, which makes it valuable in explaining the basics of Palestinian circumstances and history, but as a reader I didn t feel transported I wasn t hanging on, wondering What s going to happen How could that happen The drawings are great, especially the bigger ones combining lots of graphic elements Maybe I ll come back to this one and see if I can find the energy I d It s not that I disliked this book, b...Palestine is buried deep in the creases of my grandmother s palms Equally sweet and sad, Leila Abdelrazaq s Baddawi is the lightest book I ve come across to explain the struggle of the Palestinian people and their live...Another telling of the Palestinian experience, this time chronicling the author s father s childhood as a stateless refugee in a Lebanese camp The illustrations are really well crafted and convey the sentiments of futility and powerlessness that the protagonist experiences Tradi...

• English
• 09 October 2018
Leila Abdelrazaq
• Paperback
• 128 pages
• 1935982400
• Leila Abdelrazaq
• Baddawi