Le Piano Oriental

In Le Piano Oriental, Zeina Abirached crafts a lyrical, single-issue graphic memoir for Casterman that intertwines family history with the cultural fabric of mid-20th-century Beirut. Through the story of her great-grandfather’s piano—a symbol of both artistic passion and the city’s cosmopolitan spirit—the book explores migration, memory, and the quiet resilience of everyday life. Abirached’s delicate black-and-white linework and architectural precision evoke a vanished world, making this a poignant and intimate snapshot of Lebanon’s diverse heritage. It stands as a quietly essential work in the tradition of autobiographical Franco-Belgian comics.