Review: Habibi by Craig Thompson
Habibi – Craig Thompson
2011, Allen & Unwin Faber
640 pages
RRP: AU$39.99
ISBN: 9780571241323
Reviewed by Liz Grzyb
Habibi is an incredibly detailed graphic novel, telling the story of a young girl and a young boy who grow up in a world of power, lust and punishment. The story, reminiscent of Scheherezade’s Thousand and One Nights, takes us from a seemingly exotic past to a horrifyingly familiar present.