Nonfiction Graphic Novel about Palestine

Palestine by Joe Sacco. Published in Seattle, WA by Fantagraphic Books, 2001.

Originally published in two volumes in 1993, this book documents the interviews (over 100)he did with Palestinians and Jews and experiences of his time in Gaza Strip and the West Bank, December 1991 and January 1992. He brings his characters alive on the page in vivid black and white. The stories are dark, about death and destruction, loss, pain. At times it's uncomfortable reading, but if you want some perspectives on the situation in Israel and the occupied territories, then this is a gripping read. Sacco is a master and innovator of the nonfiction graphic novel, bringing together survival stories from people living with war in their everyday lives.