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Cairo
By Wilson, G. Willow
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-1-40121-140-0
- Publisher
- Vertigo
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on March 1, 2008
Gr 10-Up This well-crafted magic-realist graphic novel set in modern Cairo delivers one of the more impressive debuts in comics in recent years. Shaheed, a young and confused Lebanese American, travels to Cairo both to shun his American side and to seek out his Muslim roots. He meets Ashraf, a drug smuggler who sells him a hookah stolen from Nara, Cairos local crime boss. But it is more than simple drug paraphernalia; its also the home for Shams, a powerful djinn with a philosophical outlook on life. Shaheed finds himself wrapped inside a dangerous plot ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
