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Footnotes in Gaza Paperback – October 12, 2010

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"Sacco brings the conflict down to the most human level, allowing us to imagine our way inside it, to make the desperation he discovers, in some small way, our own."―Los Angeles Times

Rafah, a town at the bottommost tip of the Gaza Strip, has long been a notorious flashpoint in the bitter Middle East conflict. Buried deep in the archives is one bloody incident, in 1956, that left 111 Palestinians shot dead by Israeli soldiers. Seemingly a footnote to a long history of killing, that day in Rafah―cold-blooded massacre or dreadful mistake―reveals the competing truths that have come to define an intractable war.

In a quest to get to the heart of what happened, Joe Sacco immerses himself in the daily life of Rafah and the neighboring town of Khan Younis, uncovering Gaza past and present. As in Palestine and Safe Area Goražde, his unique visual journalism renders a contested landscape in brilliant, meticulous detail. Spanning fifty years, moving fluidly between one war and the next, Footnotes in Gaza―Sacco's most ambitious work to date―transforms a critical conflict of our age into intimate and immediate experience.

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432 pages
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English
Publisher

Metropolitan Books
Publication date

October 12, 2010
Dimensions

7.9 x 1.07 x 10.63 inches
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9780805092776
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978-0805092776
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"[A] gripping, important book...Sacco will find readers for Footnotes in Gaza far into the future because of the unique format and style of his comic-book narrative. He stands alone as a reporter-cartoonist because his ability to tell a story through his art is combined with investigative reporting of the highest quality." ―The New York Times Book Review

About the Author

Joe Sacco is the author of Footnotes in Gaza, for which he received an Eisner Award and the Ridenhour Book Prize, as well as Palestine, Journalism, Safe Area Goražde (also an Eisner winner), and other books. His works have been translated into fourteen languages and his comics reporting has appeared in Details, The New York Times Magazine, Time, and Harpers. He lives in Portland, Oregon.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0805092773
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Metropolitan Books; Illustrated edition (October 12, 2010)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 432 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780805092776
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0805092776
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.6 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.9 x 1.07 x 10.63 inches

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James E Best Jr

A path to owning American complicity in abuse of Palestinians.

Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2021

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A powerful work for it’s personal truth telling and gritty reality; no façade or pleasantries here. Digs under the skin and demands reading from the heart.
Hopefully to effect a softening and crumbling of American walls of complacency. Don’t walk here unless you are willing to confront your conscience.

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Daniel Lobo

Masterful Work of Graphic Research and Narrative

Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2011

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Joe Sacco had already developed an important graphic work, well worth of its recognition, looking at personal research in conflict zones such as the former Yugoslavia or the Palestine revisited in these "Footnotes in Gaza". The frustration of an uneven and often untold conflict shines through the research of the events and killings of Khan Younins and Rafah well over fifty years ago with poignant relevance.

The graphic narrative driven out of his personal-research where he becomes another character, another agent in the conflict, is truly outstanding. Sacco offers an intriguingly open and critical account of his efforts and perceptions as he explores the events of the 1956 killing in Palestine, while he visits a region about to witness the US war against Iraq that would topple the regime of Hussein. In doing so, not only he reveals a poignant account about the difficulties and importance of recuperating memories, even the smaller ones, but leaves a trite and cogent account of the past and current circumstances faced by Palestine.

Exploring these footnotes in history, sure enough will unfold universal truths for those willing to pick them up, but more importantly sets a memorable and committed effort to develop a graphic journalism with a cause, explored with rigor, on the ground, and setting new narratives worth sharing with a passion.

11 people found this helpful

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woodrow locksley

impressive graphic novel about Israeli Palestinian situation

Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2011

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Joe Sacco the worlds leading comics journalist becomes intrigued about amassacare that happened in Gaza forty or so years ago and goes to Gaza to find out details about this almost totally ignored event focusing on trying to find survivors from the period.Sacco's research and hunting for the truth is extensive and his journalistic attentioin to detail impressive. His derwaing is excellent especially in creating so many individualized faces.His layouts also are imaginative and show great command of the comics forum.This is a great graphic novel and shows the plight of the Palestinians without sentimentalizing them.Sacco says that the Palestinians though being brutally treated by Israel are often their own worst enemy.A great book

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chanel

... read this yet in its entirety but it is pretty intense and so the graphic aspect of it makes ...

Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2014

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Havent read this yet in its entirety but it is pretty intense and so the graphic aspect of it makes the messages, story line, and facts more palpable and understandable. I would definitely reccomend this to anyone wanting to understand the issues with Palestine espeacially an adolescent.

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Crow

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2016

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excellent read.....everyone should read this reporters account.

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M. Cumber

footnotes in Gaza

Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2012

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Amazing what you don't learn in school or from national news. Very interesting. The art was amazing and the story line keeps you reading right up til the end.

9 people found this helpful

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Paul Pinard

Israel is ethnic cleansing

Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2018

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Thank you to Pulitzer Prize winner Chris Hedges for the recommendation!!!

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Wild Dove

Reading "Footnote" and Gaza visit essential for U.S. leaders

Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2015

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Every member of Congress should be required to read "Footnotes" and spend a week in Gaza before approving more military aid to Israel. And every presidential candidate, too.

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Begin Anew.

Outstanding.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 26, 2018

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Joe Sacco may well be one of the greatest graphic novelists of all time. There is nothing I can fault in any of his books that I've read (and I'm now making my way through more). Highly recommend these books for anyone with the heart of an activist.

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Chris Easton

A hugely imporant book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 8, 2016

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This is a big book. A hugely important book. If you're at all interested in the the British occupation, manipulation of the middle East, their continuing support of the Israeli occupation, and the ensuing execrable injustices being perpetrated to this day in Gaza, please read this book. It deserves to be read. It's time to act on these atrocities. And it's certainly time to end the Israeli subjugation of the Palestinian people. Thank you once again, Joe Sacco.

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CK

Amazing journalistic research

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 19, 2013

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When I first saw the book, I was surprised I hadn't realized it was a "comic book." Don't be fooled, it is some serious research and journalism. I am working on a PhD thesis on Israeli retaliatory policies, and this book will be an invaluable contribution to the views of "the other side." A must-read for anyone looking to understand the conflict better. Amazing.

5 people found this helpful

Salator

Another brilliant addition to the sorry tale of Palestinian occupation

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 19, 2014

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Joe Sacco, thank you for this. Another brilliant addition to the sorry tale of Palestinian occupation.

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lalala Ambiance

Helps you to understand the history of the Palestine - ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 16, 2015