Attack

(An) extraordinary graphic novel version of Yasmina Kadra’s The Attack…. The genius of The Attack is that while you are led, Odysseus-like, through the back streets and alleys of Bethlehem and Jenin, meeting radicals and thugs, families who have turned violent out of deep resentment and frustration, people whose homes are bulldozed by Israeli soldiers, you are following Amin’s inner journey in real time… There is no grand finale, no morality play, no lessons learned on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in these pages. There is, in fact, no judgment of who is wrong and who is right. There is just the deep sense of loss, horror, bereavement and finally, shock… The Attack ultimately, is a story of lost innocence.–Janine Di Giovanni “The New York Times” (2/8/2017 12:00:00 AM)A timely and affecting examination of extremism, marriage, and the sheer hopelessness and brutality of war.– “Kirkus” (9/15/2016 12:00:00 AM)Will encourage discussion among adults and teens looking beyond the headlines.–Martha Cornog “Library Journal” (1/30/2017 12:00:00 AM)

Loic Dauvillier is a writer and illustrator of graphic novels for children and adults. His previous books include Hidden: A Child’s Story of the Holocaust and Oliver Twist. He lives in France. Glen Chapron is a graduate of l’Ecole des Arts Decoratifs in Strasbourg, France. He is the author-illustrator of more than 20 fiction and non-fiction graphic novels for children. Yasmina Khadra is the pen name of former Algerian army officer Mohammed Moulessehoul. He is the author of six other books published in English, including The Swallows of Kabul. Khadra’s work has been published in 45 countries. He has twice been honoured by the Academie francaise, winning both the Medaille de vermeil (2001) and Grand Prix de litterature (2012), and lives in France. Ivanka Hahnenberger is a busy translator and agent in the world of graphic novels.