{"product_id":"the-end-of-the-arab-of-the-future-a-youth-in-the-middle-east-vol-2","title":"The End of the Arab of the Future: A Youth in the Middle East Vol. 2","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe final volume in Riad Sattouf's critically lauded autobiographical series!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\nNow entering adulthood, Riad lives with his mother in France, trying to build a future through art and storytelling. But the past is never far from the present and still has a hold on him. As a child, Riad was raised between Europe and the Middle East, the son of a rigid and idealistic Syrian father who eventually abducted his younger brother, Fadi, and disappeared with him into Syria. Though physically gone, the father remains a constant psychological presence—haunting Riad like a ghost, judging and commenting on his every choice, from love to work to the clothes he wears.\n\u003cp\u003eThis final volume spans over a decade, chronicling Riad's journey from art student to acclaimed cartoonist. Along the way, he faces grief, wrestles with success, and confronts the need to reconcile with a cultural legacy that shaped—and distorted—his early life. Told with clarity, emotional weight, and moments of dark humor, this book closes the series on a deeply personal yet universally resonant note. Readers new to the story will find in this volume a complete and powerful account of one young man's path to independence, drawn from the wreckage of two clashing worlds.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Riad Sattouf","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ Softback","offer_id":51864865014006,"sku":"9798875004292","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0322\/7339\/9944\/files\/9798875004292_800.jpg?v=1792011133","url":"https:\/\/www.fantagraphics.com\/products\/the-end-of-the-arab-of-the-future-a-youth-in-the-middle-east-vol-2","provider":"Fantagraphics ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}