JOE SACCO MEETS PERSEPOLIS IN THIS GRAPHIC NOVEL FROM A NEW
INTERNATIONAL TALENT, HAMID SULAIMAN--WINNER ENGLISH PEN AWARD---It is
spring 2012 and 40,000 people have died since the start of the Syrian
Arab Spring. In the wake of this, Yasmine has set up a clandestine
hospital in the north of the country. Her town is controlled by Assad's
brutal regime, but is relatively stable. However, as the months pass,
the situation becomes increasingly complex and violent. Told in stark,
beautiful black-and-white imagery, Freedom Hospital illuminates a
complicated situation with gut-wrenching detail and very dark humor. The
story of Syria is one of the most devastating narratives of our age and
Freedom Hospital is an important and timely book from a new
international talent.