Owner of Luxembourg comic book store Fantasy Box shares his top tips for comics and graphic novels to take on holiday.
“The Arab of the Future”
By Riad Sattouf
This is an autobiography about a man who grew up in Libya. He retells his childhood through the comic book format. There are now three books in the series. I do like the biography genre, especially ones about travel. Through the book you can see what it was like growing up in rural France, Gaddafi’s Libya and Assad’s Syria during the 1970s and ‘80s. So you learn something about the country. The author’s mother was French. It’s interesting to learn how his family lived compared to the average person in Libya. What’s more, he was white, possibly the only white person within 200 kilometres. It really is a pleasure to read.
“Space Dumplings”
This is basically science fiction in space, for kids. You could say it’s a kind of “Star Wars” for young kids with young characters. I love this kind of stuff but the target is essentially kids.
“A Distant Neighbourhood”
An adult who is 40 returns home by train and falls asleep. When he wakes up he is back in his native village as a kid, again. The book was adapted into a film but no-one saw it. It came out a few years ago. This book could appeal to young readers and adults alike.
About Fantasy Box
Fantasy Box is located at 140 avenue du X septembre, Luxembourg City. It is open Monday to Friday from 11am to 7pm and from 10am to 6pm on Saturday.
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