Gaza In My Phone

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By (author) MAZEN KERBAJ
“This heartbreaking book stands as a testament to both the power and the pain of witnessing the horrors inflicted on the people of Gaza.”—JOE SACCO”Take care opening this book. It might explode. An explosion of outrage, love, pain, humanity, accusation, empathy, and yes even humor. And art.”—BOB OSTERTAGFor those of us watching from afar, the assault on Gaza unfolded as a stream of searing images in our phones— the devices where many of our most intimate exchanges occur. Here, the piercing art of Lebanese cartoonist Mazen Kerbaj distills that experience, capturing its heartbreak, its fury, and its urgent call to protest.”Mazen’s work is an inversion of a heavily surveilled algorithm that draws the eye and always touches the heart.”—SAUL WILLIAMS”With the acuity of a compass and the prescience of a sage, Kerbaj’s illustrated chronicles of witnessing jolt like only poems can.”—RASHA SALTI”Gaza In My Phone serves as a witness to a war we’re constantly asked to look away from, as a reminder of a disaster we’re asked to forget. It’s a downright necessary book, uncomplicated for an uncomplicated situation.”—RABIH ALAMEDDINE