Bibliograph

The attack, story, Loïc Dauvillier ; art & color, Glen Chapron ; adapted from the novel by Yasmina Khadra ; translator, Ivanka Hahnenberger

Type

Label

The attack, story, Loïc Dauvillier ; art & color, Glen Chapron ; adapted from the novel by Yasmina Khadra ; translator, Ivanka Hahnenberger

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The attack

Nature of contents

comics graphic novels

Oclc number

940235888

Responsibility statement

story, Loïc Dauvillier ; art & color, Glen Chapron ; adapted from the novel by Yasmina Khadra ; translator, Ivanka Hahnenberger

Summary

The Attack opens with Amin Jaafari, an Israeli surgeon of Palestinian origin, trying to save the casualties of a suicide bombing. A day after the deadly attack, an Israeli police officer informs Jaafari that the suicide bomber was his wife, Sihem. Believing her to be on an overnight trip, he completely refuses to accept the accusation. They were leading an ideal life in Tel Aviv, moving among both Arab and Israeli society with ease, or so Jaafari thought. But then he receives a posthumous message from Sihem confirming the worst. Desperate to understand how he missed even the slightest clue, Jaafari leaves the relative security of Israel and enters the Palestinian territories to find the fanatics who recruited her. In search of the truth, he confronts a reality that he had refused to see

Target audience

adult

Classification