Framtidens arab: En barndom i Mellanöstern

Riad Sattouf’s autobiographical series, published in Swedish by Cobolt Förlag from 2015 to 2023, chronicles his childhood growing up between Libya, Syria, and France in the 1970s and 1980s. Written and drawn by Sattouf, with translation work by Björn Wahlberg, these six albums offer a deeply personal, sharply observed look at cultural displacement, family dynamics, and political upheaval through the eyes of a young boy. The series stands as a poignant, visually distinctive memoir that resonates far beyond its Scandinavian publication, illuminating the complexities of identity and belonging in the modern Arab world.