Sacco, Joe
Footnotes in Gaza
- ISBN 13:
- 9781787332010
- author:
- Sacco, Joe
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Jonathan Cape Ltd
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2019
- Pages:
- 432
- Dimensions:
- 26.3 x 19.5 x 2.4 centimetres (1
- Genre:
- History, Middle East, Israel,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
Rafah, a town at the southernmost tip of the Gaza Strip, is a place of stark contrasts. Concrete buildings stand alongside rubbish-strewn alleys, while narrow streets are crowded with young children and unemployed men. The town's history has been marked by violence, including a notorious incident in 1956 that left 111 Palestinian refugees dead.
Joe Sacco's book, Footnotes in Gaza, is a quest to understand the events of that day and their impact on the conflict. Through his unique visual journalism, he immerses himself in daily life, uncovering the stories of fugitives, schoolchildren, widows and sheikhs who have lived through decades of war.
Spanning fifty years, Footnotes in Gaza captures the essence of a tragedy, transforming a critical conflict into intimate and immediate experience. Sacco's meticulous detail brings a contested landscape to life, offering a powerful and thought-provoking account of one of our age's most complex conflicts.
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