PublishedJonathan Cape, January 2003 |
ISBN9780224069823 |
FormatSoftcover, 296 pages |
Dimensions27.5cm × 18cm × 2cm |
In late 1991 and early 1992, at the time of the first Intifida, 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. he nine-issue comic series won a 1996 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.
