Arab in America (2008)
Arab in America
Une BD de Toufic El Rassi chez Last Gasp - 2008
02/2008 117 pages 9780867196733 Autre format 216646
Eloquent despite rather humdrum art and too many misspellings in the copious, hand-lettered text, El Rassi’s autobiographically based plaint couldn’t be more timely. As many as possible need to know what being an Arab in the U.S. is like, and El Rassi meets that need comprehensively. He portrays an existence harried by name-calling, threats of bodily harm, pervasive ignorance about Arabs and the Middle East, and such casual insults as being asked whether he speaks English after having spoken it first. Brought to the U.S. by Lebanese immigrant parents... Lire la suite