Shubeik lubeik
(Graphic Novel)
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Author
Contributors
Pantheon Books, publisher.
Status
Adult Graphic Novel & Comic - South Wing Main Floor
GN Muhammad
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GN Muhammad
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Format
Graphic Novel
Physical Desc
518 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
Language
English
UPC
40031589073
Notes
General Note
"This book was once in Arabic, so it is read from right to left"--Inside cover.
General Note
"Originally published in Egypt in three volumes by Dar Al Mahrousa Center for Publishing, Cairo, in 2017, 2019, and 2021."--Title page verso.
Description
Shubeik Lubeik--a fairy-tale rhyme that means "your wish is my command" in Arabic -- is the story of three people who are navigating a world where wishes are literally for sale. Mired as they are in bureaucracy and the familiar prejudices of our world, the wishes that are more expensive are more likely to work as intended. Three wishes sold at an unassuming kiosk in Cairo link Aziza, Nour, and Shokry, changing their perspectives as well as their lives. Aziza learned early that life can be hard, but when she loses her husband and manages to procure a wish, she finds herself fighting unreasonable regulations and inequality for the right to have--and make--that wish. Nour is a privileged college student who secretly struggles with depression and must decide whether to use their wish to try to "fix" this depression. And, finally, Shokry must grapple with his religious convictions as he decides how to help a friend who doesn't want to use her wish. Although their stories are fantastical, each of these people wrestles with the very real challenge of trying to make their most deeply held desires come true.,Back cover.
Language
In English, translated from the Arabic.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Avarice -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Depression, Mental -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Depression, Mental.
Desire -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Diseases -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Egypt -- Social conditions -- 21st century -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Fantasy comics.
Graphic novels.
Historical comics.
Jinn -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Magic realist fiction.
Magic.
Social history.
Wishes -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Depression, Mental -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Depression, Mental.
Desire -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Diseases -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Egypt -- Social conditions -- 21st century -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Fantasy comics.
Graphic novels.
Historical comics.
Jinn -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Magic realist fiction.
Magic.
Social history.
Wishes -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Muḥammad, D. (2022). Shubeik lubeik (First American edition.). Pantheon Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Muḥammad, Dīnā. 2022. Shubeik Lubeik. Pantheon Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Muḥammad, Dīnā. Shubeik Lubeik Pantheon Books, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Muḥammad, Dīnā. Shubeik Lubeik First American edition., Pantheon Books, 2022.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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