This week’s choose for the Small Press Highlight is a brand new launch from Maamoul Press set to ship this week on December 10. Contained in the Big Fish is a graphic novel by Rawand Issa that was beforehand revealed in Arabic in Egypt by Dar Al Mahrousa and can now be launched in an English language version translated by Amy Chiniara.
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Looking for her misplaced reminiscences on a seashore that not exists, Rawand merges a tumultuous coming-of-age memoir with the consequences of the privatisation of Lebanon’s public seashores, with daring, graphic paintings and poignant storytelling.
Issa is the writer and artist of Maamoul Press’s bestselling e-book, The Insubordinate. Based mostly in Lebanon, her work focuses on socio-economic points and documenting actual tales. She can also be the writer of a number of books and zines along with contributing political cartoons and comics to totally different magazines.
To preorder your copy of Inside The Big Fish, head to the writer’s web site. Try just a few pages and the quilt under.