{"product_id":"palestine-paperback","title":"Palestine Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA landmark of journalism and the art form of comics. Based on several months of research and an extended visit to the West Bank and Gaza Strip in the early 1990s, this is a major work of political and historical nonfiction.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrior to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSafe Area Gorazde: The War In Eastern Bosnia 1992-1995\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e―Joe Sacco's breakthrough novel of graphic journalism―the acclaimed author was best known for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePalestine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a two-volume graphic novel that won an American Book Award in 1996. Fantagraphics Books is pleased to present the first single-volume collection of this landmark of journalism and the art form of comics. Based on several months of research and an extended visit to the West Bank and Gaza Strip in the early 1990s (where he conducted over 100 interviews with Palestinians and Jews), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePalestine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was the first major comics work of political and historical nonfiction by Sacco, whose name has since become synonymous with this graphic form of New Journalism. Like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSafe Area Gorazde\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePalestine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e has been favorably compared to Art Spiegelman's Pulitzer Prize-winning \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMaus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for its ability to brilliantly navigate such socially and politically sensitive subject matter within the confines of the comic book medium. Sacco has often been called the first comic book journalist, and he is certainly the best. This edition of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePalestine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e also features an introduction from renowned author, critic, and historian Edward Said (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePeace and Its Discontents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Question of Palestine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), one of the world's most respected authorities on the Middle Eastern conflict. Black-and-white comics throughout\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-nostyle a-vertical a-spacing-none detail-bullet-list\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePublisher ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFantagraphics; First Edition (December 17, 2001)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLanguage ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePaperback ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e288 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eISBN-10 ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e156097432X\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eISBN-13 ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e978-1560974321\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eItem Weight ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1.7 pounds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDimensions ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e7.2 x 0.8 x 10.8 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46783962579177,"sku":"978-1560974321","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2498\/4714\/files\/palestine-paperback-200352.jpg?v=1710276865","url":"https:\/\/mutinycomics.com\/products\/palestine-paperback","provider":"Mutiny Comics \u0026 Coffee Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}