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Palestine Kindle & comiXology

by Joe Sacco (Author, Illustrator, Artist), Edward W. Said (Introduction) Format: Kindle Edition
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A 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. Prior to Safe Area Gorazde: The War In Eastern Bosnia 1992-1995―Joe Sacco's breakthrough novel of graphic journalism―the acclaimed author was best known for Palestine, 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), Palestine 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 Safe Area Gorazde, Palestine has been favorably compared to Art Spiegelman's Pulitzer Prize-winning Maus 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 Palestine also features an introduction from renowned author, critic, and historian Edward Said (Peace and Its Discontents and The Question of Palestine), one of the world's most respected authorities on the Middle Eastern conflict.
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Palestine, Joe Sacco, Israel Palestine conflict, journalism, Fantagraphics

A landmark of journalism and the art form of comics: Fantagraphics presents Joe Sacco's Palestine — 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 and is essential reading.

Palestine, Joe Sacco, Israel Palestine conflict, journalism, Fantagraphics

Palestine, Joe Sacco, Israel Palestine conflict, journalism, Fantagraphics

Palestine, Joe Sacco, Israel Palestine conflict, journalism, Fantagraphics

Palestine, Joe Sacco, Israel Palestine conflict, journalism, Fantagraphics

“[Palestine demonstrates] how brilliantly comics can serve as reportage.” —The New York Times

Palestine, Joe Sacco, Israel Palestine conflict, journalism, Fantagraphics
Palestine, Joe Sacco, Israel Palestine conflict, journalism, Fantagraphics

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"With the exception of one or two novelists and poets, no one has ever rendered this terrible state of affairs better than Joe Sacco."
― Edward W. Said

"In Joe Sacco's Palestine, the autobiographical comic book reaches beyond everyday trivia to embrace the travel documentary. Utilizing a masterful array of visual devices and employing consummate draftsmanship, Sacco details life in the Occupied Territories with sensitivity, insight, and a fine eye for moral ambiguities. Highly recommended."
― Alan Moore

"Sacco uses the comic book format to its fullest extent, creating bold perspectives that any photojournalist would envy."
― Utne Reader

About the Author

Edward W. Said was University Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Royal Society of Literature and of Kings College Cambridge, his celebrated works include Orientalism, The End of the Peace Process, Power, Politics and Culture, and the memoir Out of Place. He is also the editor, with Christopher Hitchens, of Blaming the Victims, published by Verso. He died in September 2003. 



Amira Hass is an Israeli journalist and author, known for her columns in the daily newspaper Haaretz covering Palestinian affairs in Gaza and the West Bank, where she has lived for almost thirty years.

Joe Sacco lives in Portland, Oregon. He is the author of many acclaimed graphic novels, including Palestine, Safe Area Gorazde, But I Like It, Notes from a Defeatist, The Fixer, War's End, and Footnotes in Gaza.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Fantagraphics; 1st edition (December 17, 2001)
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    Edward W. Said was University Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Royal Society of Literature and of Kings College Cambridge, his celebrated works include Orientalism, The End of the Peace Process, Power, Politics and Culture, and the memoir Out of Place. He is also the editor, with Christopher Hitchens, of Blaming the Victims, published by Verso. He died in September 2003.

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    Joe Sacco, one of the world's greatest cartoonists, is widely hailed as the creator of war reportage comics. He is the author of, among other books, Palestine, which received the American Book Award, and Safe Area: Gora�de, which won the Eisner Award and was named a New York Times notable book and Time magazine's best comic book of 2000. Hisbooks have been translated into fourteen languages and his comics reporting has appeared in Details, The New York Times Magazine, Time, Harper's and the Guardian. He lives in Portland, Oregon.

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4.6 out of 5 stars
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Five stars goes to Joe Sacco for this gift of a book. Pretty disappointed in the packaging, book showed up heavily scuffed with bent edges. Almost looks previously owned. Wish I still lived in Seattle and could have picked up a crisp copy in person at Fantagraphic Books.
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Elaine
5.0 out of 5 stars A vivifying read
Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2023
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Sacco's work taught me things I'd never known, in a way that was both approachable and eye opening.
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Alex
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding
Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2023
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So called complication, simplified to your understanding of the current situation.
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DAVID
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read!
Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2023
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This graphic novel is a quick 2hour read that gave a unbiased report on Palestine.
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UL
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent. Simply Marvellous
Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2013
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For so long, I have read accounts and narrations about the conflict in Palestine, about how the refugees are treated, about how not all Israeli's want to fight, about how the Palestinian leadership is toothless and does not necessarily speak to the will of its people. Reading well written stories and non fiction, however, does not allow me to visualize the expressions, the demeanor, the angst, the humanity behind the stories. Joe Sacco's Palestine makes sure that I never ever complain about my lack of a third eye. His drawings have captured all the human emotions that the ordinary Palestinian goes through. The despair, the anger, the arrogance that they will one day prevail .... its all depicted clearly and in a way that makes you feel as if you are in the pages of the book, living and breathing Joe's life.

A well crafted, beautifully drawn and hauntingly real book. A must read for all graphic novel lovers.

*Please note that by way of this review, I am not debating the right or wrong of the conflict. I am only talking about the sense of 'being there' that Joe has managed to capture*
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RP
5.0 out of 5 stars Engaging stories and art about the Palestinian situation
Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2022
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If you’ve never understood the complexities of the relationship between Palestinians and Israelis, this excellent graphic journalist will show you in specific detail what kind of life a Palestinian has in the occupied territories.
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5.0 out of 5 stars disappointment
Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2020
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As vile as I find the conservative Zionists - this was horrible. Of course I lawd what Sacco's intent, after all I bought it. But the specific way he sketched many of the faces of the young IDF, and many of the captions were not so enjoyable.

Nobody likes the IDF, but come on Joe. We need voices drawing their wicked ideology back from the brink of barbarianism, teaching them good, not just drawing hawk-beaked kids with glasses.
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mikala
4.0 out of 5 stars Great factual graphic novel
Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2022
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When first getting this book I was expecting something completely different. Joe Sacco does a great job putting into light the Israelite- Palestinian conflict. Not going to lie I was expecting a more kid friendly book but the language at times is more adult language, but the humor throughout the book is great. Joe takes a risk to go to the streets of Palestine and interviews all aspects of the conflict and hears the voices from poisoners, refugees, people protesting of all ages. One of the biggest parts that I remember and was so touching was when Joe goes to the refugee camp. Joe goes into great detail about how many people are struggling and how big the camp was. I was unaware of this situation before reading this book. I knew that there was a middle eastern issue, but I was unaware that this situation was this fragile and that it had been going on for so long. I feel that because of the interviews being put into a graphic novel style it will interest the younger students, but as stated be aware of the adult language being used. Overall it is a very interesting read and very factual and eye opening to the current issue of Palestine and Israel.
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Audrey Shabbas
5.0 out of 5 stars An AWAIR Pick!!!
Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2011
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The Israeli-Palestinian conflict in comic book form. In this landmark of journalism and the art form of comics, Joe Sacco gives us insightful reportage at he front lines. He interviewed and encountered prisoners. refugees, protesters, wounded children, farmers and families torn apart by this conflict. Winner of the American Book Award. (His graphic novel, Safe Area Gorazde, about his time in Bosnia, won the Will Eisner Award for Best Original Graphic Novel in 2001.) He's also contributed graphic journalism to Time magazine, Washington Monthly, and Harper's.

Teachers/Librarians: 7th grade to adult. Its comicbook style will be of high interest level for many of our students!
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Frazer S.
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent read. Very relevant today.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 16, 2023
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Captures incredibly well the injustice of the occupation. The graphic comic format of the book really brings a visceral feel to the day to day suffering endured by the Palestinian people.
The emphasis is on the lived experience rather than the numbers killed, jailed, dispossessed, but those numbers are dropped in from time to time with great effect.
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Taimoor
5.0 out of 5 stars Must read
Reviewed in Canada on April 14, 2021
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A very great read. Challenges the normalized perspective of the situation and provides perspectives from both sides.
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5.0 out of 5 stars honest and a vivid depiction
Reviewed in India on March 26, 2022
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Definitely a must read, invokes very strong imagery in every scene, leaves you thinking for days. Can’t wait to read his other works.
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5.0 out of 5 stars This is a truly eyewitness reportage
Reviewed in Japan on February 22, 2024
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everybody should read this book. I am Japanese and was unfamiliar with the situation happening in Gaza. I wonder how we can support Palestine. Somebody tell me !!!!
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KillƎR
5.0 out of 5 stars Capolavoro e capofila
Reviewed in Italy on December 14, 2015
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Un ottimo fumetto di reportage, il primo, fondante il genere del graphic journalism,
direttamente dagli anni '90 e direttamente dall'esperienze sul campo dell'autore in Palestina.
La versione in lingua originale, quella americana in particolar modo, si presta per una fruizione visivamente più appagante sia per quanto riguarda il colore che per quanto riguarda il lettering manuale, non conservato nella traduzione italiana.
Unica pecca, la rilegatura, non proprio resistentissima.
Consigliato a chi voglia uno sguardo occidentale e disilluso sul conflitto mai risolto più discusso del Medio Oriente.
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