{"product_id":"esthers-notebooks-riad-sattouf-9780593316924","title":"Esther's Notebooks","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe author of \u003ci\u003eThe Arab of the Future\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the hilarious and heartbreaking true life of a young girl growing up in Paris.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Funny, well-observed...contains immense daring and depth...Sattouf has drawn a portrait of a generation.\" --\u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e, \"Graphic Novel of the Month\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Once a week for three years, the comic book artist Riad Sattouf had a chat with his friend's outgoing young daughter, Esther, in which she told him about her family, her school, her friends, her hopes, her dreams, and her fears. After each meeting, he would create a one-page comic strip based on what she had said. Esther's Notebooks gathers 156 of those strips, spanning Esther's life from ages nine through twelve, giving us a delightful look into the daily dramas of this thoughtful, intelligent, and high-spirited girl. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian \u003c\/i\u003enoted: \"Each page of \u003ci\u003eEsther's Notebooks\u003c\/i\u003e is self-contained--there's usually a neat punchline--but read them all, and you come to see that Sattouf has drawn a portrait of a generation: their hopes, dreams and cultural references; the way that their personalities, backgrounds--many of the children portrayed have parents who are immigrants--and preconceived ideas about sexuality begin to play out even before they've begun secondary school. The result is a bit like a cartoon version of Michael Apted's landmark TV series, \u003ci\u003e Up.\u003c\/i\u003e These funny, well-observed comics are fantastically daring.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Riad Sattouf\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0593316924\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593316924\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pantheon Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/24\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.80h x 9.50w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2022 pg. 15\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2022 pg. 50\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/21\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/02\/2022 pg. 1","brand":"Riad Sattouf","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43988709769471,"sku":"9780593316924","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_82ccbb6a-40b0-481d-ae2b-a2d1f3affbdb.jpg?v=1683295950","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/esthers-notebooks-riad-sattouf-9780593316924","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}