{"product_id":"the-arab-of-the-future-3","title":"The Arab of the Future 3","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVOLUME 3 IN THE UNFORGETTABLE STORY OF AN EXTRAORDINARY CHILDHOOD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Arab of the Future\u003c\/i\u003e series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I TORE THROUGH IT... THE MOST ENJOYABLE GRAPHIC NOVEL I'VE READ IN A WHILE' \u003c\/b\u003eZadie Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I JOYOUSLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK TO YOU'\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Haddon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'RIAD SATTOUF IS ONE OF THE GREAT CREATORS OF OUR TIME' \u003c\/b\u003eAlain De Botton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A MASTERPIECE' \u003c\/b\u003ePosy Simmonds | \u003cb\u003e'EXCELLENT' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian \u003c\/i\u003e| \u003cb\u003e'Superb' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAfter having followed her husband to Libya and then to Syria, Riad's mother can't take any more of village life in Ter Maaleh: she wants to go back to France. Young Riad sees his father torn between his wife's aspirations and the weight of family traditions...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eArab of the Future\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of Riad Sattouf's childhood in the Middle East. The first volume covers the period from 1978 to 1984: from birth to the age of six, little Riad is shuttled between Libya, Brittany and Syria. The second volume tells the story of his first year of school in Syria (1984-1985). This third volume sees him between the ages of six and nine, the time he becomes aware of the society he is growing up in. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCan you celebrate Christmas in Ter Maaleh? Were there video clubs in Homs? How do children of eight fast for Ramadan? Was Conan the Barbarian circumcised? Were Breton villagers kinder to their animals than their Syrian counterparts? How far will Riad go to please his father? And how far will his father go to become an important man in the Syria of Hafez Al-Assad?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTranslated by Sam Taylor.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e***THE ARAB OF THE FUTURE - THE INTERNATIONAL SENSATION***\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE | #1 BESTSELLER IN FRANCE | \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e 'BEST GRAPHIC BOOKS OF 2015' PICK | \u003ci\u003eNY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e EDITOR'S CHOICE |\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxfordbookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44789266677939,"sku":"9781473638280","price":1039.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/4164\/4723\/files\/blk_imp_17478065829781473638280.jpg?v=1762845141","url":"https:\/\/oxfordbookstore.com\/products\/the-arab-of-the-future-3","provider":"Oxfordbookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}