{"product_id":"shubeik-lubeik-9781524748418","title":"Shubeik Lubeik","description":"\u003cb\u003e- Winner of the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation -Eisner Award Nominee - Hugo Award Nominee \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA brilliantly original debut graphic novel that imagines a fantastical alternate Cairo where wishes really do come true. \u003ci\u003eShubeik Lubeik\u003c\/i\u003e--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. \u003cbr\u003e- A Best Book of the Year: \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, \u003c\/i\u003eNPR \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The mythic qualities of Mohamed's world bring our own world into sharper focus . . . Mohamed's humor often feels like a protest, as do the thick and assertive lines of her drawings . . . The effect is gritty, brazen, and full of spunk.\"\u003ci\u003e--The New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThree wishes that are 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 bureau­cracy 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 or not to use their wish to try to \"fix\" this depression, and then figure out how to do it. And, finally, Shokry must grapple with his religious convictions as he decides how to help a friend who doesn't want to use their wish. Deena Mohamed brings to life a cast of characters whose struggles and triumphs are heartbreaking, inspiring, and deeply resonant. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlthough their stories are fantastical--featuring talking donkeys, dragons, and cars that can magically avoid traffic--each of these people grapples with the very real challenge of trying to make their most deeply held desires come true.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Deena Mohamed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pantheon Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/10\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.52h x 7.62w x 1.57d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781524748418\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2022 pg. 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2022 pg. 53\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/19\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/31\/2023 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2023 pg. 91\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDEENA MOHAMED\u003c\/b\u003e is an Egyptian designer, illustrator, and writer. She first began making comics at eighteen, when she created the viral webcomic Qahera, a satirical superhero strip starring a visibly Muslim superheroine.Originally published in Arabic by Dar el Mahrousa in Egypt, \u003ci\u003eShubeik Lubeik\u003c\/i\u003e was awarded Best Graphic Novel and the Grand Prize at the 2017 Cairo Comix Festival. She lives, works and is usually asleep in Cairo, Egypt.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Deena Mohamed \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47283628081309,"sku":"9781524748418","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_4594b074-b5e5-4c08-a6c7-017d583288b8.jpg?v=1759969568","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/shubeik-lubeik-9781524748418","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}