{"product_id":"i-remember-beirut-9781467744584","title":"I Remember Beirut","description":"\u003cp\u003eZeina Abirached, author of the award-winning graphic novel \u003cem\u003eA Game for Swallows\u003c\/em\u003e, returns with a powerful collection of wartime memories. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Abirached was born in Lebanon in 1981. She grew up in Beirut as fighting between Christians and Muslims divided the city streets. Follow her past cars riddled with bullet holes, into taxi cabs that travel where buses refuse to go, and on outings to collect shrapnel from the sidewalk. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With striking black-and-white artwork, Abirached recalls the details of ordinary life inside a war zone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbirached, Zeina:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eZeina Abirached\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in Beirut in the middle of the civil war. She studied graphic arts in Lebanon but moved to Paris in 2004, where she attended the National School of Decorative Arts. In 2006, she published her first two graphic novels with publisher Cambourakis, \u003cem\u003eBeyrouth-Catharsis\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003e38, Rue Youssef Semaani\u003c\/em\u003e. Her short animated film \u003cem\u003eMouton\u003c\/em\u003e was nominated during the fifth international film festival in Tehran. \u003cem\u003eA Game For Swallows \u003c\/em\u003e(Graphic Universe, 2012) has won numerous awards, including being named an ALA Notable Children's Book and a YALSA Great Graphic Novel for Teens. \u003cem\u003eJe Me Souviens Beyrouth \u003c\/em\u003e(\u003cem\u003eI Remember Beirut\u003c\/em\u003e), the follow-up to \u003cem\u003eA Game For Swallows, \u003c\/em\u003ewas published in French by Cambourakis in 2008.","brand":"Graphic Universe (Tm)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50901174583570,"sku":"9781467744584","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b5c37b4e-aef3-47f9-bb06-6031503fd1a4.jpg?v=1738415437","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/i-remember-beirut-9781467744584","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}