L'Arabe du futur - volume 5 (05): Une jeunesse au Moyen-Orient (1992-1994)

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Laurent Bonnefoy, « L'Arabe du futur ou la force des préjugés - Une bande dessinée marquée par les stéréotypes», Orient XXI.info,‎ 23 janvier 2015 ( lire en ligne, consulté le 21 décembre 2016)

L'Arabe du futur de Riad Sattouf remporte le Los Angeles Times Book Prize», sur L'Obs (consulté le 12 avril 2016) Carmela Ciuraru. "New Novels by Paul Murray, César Aira and Others". The New York Times . Retrieved 2016-11-02.I am reminded of Richard Dawkins’ The God Delusion in which Dawkins writes of early childhood inculcation into any religion as one of the most damaging things that can happen to the impressionable mind. One cannot help but agree when one sees what it has done in cultures all over the world. In this part of the world hatreds last for millennia, perhaps due largely to childhood inculcation. Riad’s father buys him a plastic revolver as a toy. “All boys like weapons,” he says. Does it follow, I wonder, that all who like weapons are still boys? Eventually another version was released which cut out some details but combined all 6 books into 1. The Arab of the Future: A Graphic Memoir by Riad Sattouf". thearabofthefuture.com . Retrieved 2016-11-02.

In Arabic, the names Riad and Sattouf had what he described as “an impressive solemnity.” In French, they sounded like rire de sa touffe, which means “laugh at her pussy.” When teachers took attendance, “people would burst out laughing. It was impossible for a girl to date a guy whose name meant ‘I laughed at your pussy.’ ” As a result, he said, “I lived a very violent solitude. "Arnaud Mulpas, Nassim Aziki et Riad Sattouf, « Riad Sattouf présente L'Arabe du futur 4 sur RTL», RTL,‎ 26 septembre 2018 ( lire en ligne) a et b Cyril Coantiec, « Riad Sattouf remporte le grand prix RTL de la BD 2014», sur lefigaro.fr, 28 novembre 2014 (consulté le 28 septembre 2015). Purposefully written from the perspective of a child, Sattouf employs simplistic yet comprehensive drawings that are more rudimentary than, yet not entirely dissimilar to, his other works such as La vie secrète des jeunes, his column in the famous satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo. [5] Both The Arab of the Future and La Vie Secrète des Jeunes are written from Sattouf's point of view, with the former describing his childhood and the latter his daily observations as an adult. Although both appear autobiographical, at least one reviewer calls into question elements of Sattouf's life story and family history. [2] In 2020, Sattouf announced the memoir's fifth volume was finished with only one extra volume pending before finalizing the saga. [6] Plot [ edit ] Vol. 1: 1978–1984 [ edit ]