Waltz with Bashir: A Lebanon War Story - Softcover

Folman, Ari; Polonsky, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 080508892X ISBN 13: 9780805088922

Publisher: Metropolitan Books, 2009

Synopsis

Waltz with Bashir "Special, strange, and peculiarly potent... Extraordinary." --"Variety"One night in Beirut in September 1982, while Israeli soldiers secured the area, Christian militia members entered the refugee camps of Sabra and Shatila and began to massacre hundreds, if not thousands, of Palestinians. Ari Folman was one of those Israeli soldiers, but for more than twenty years he remembered nothing of that night or of the weeks leading up to it. Then came a friend's disturbing dream, and with it Folman's need to excavate the truth of the war in Lebanon and answer the crucial question: what was he doing during the hours of slaughter? Challenging the collective amnesia of...

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Review:

"'A powerhouse film... Stunning, at once a furious act of conscience and a lament.' New York Times 'Realized with shattering brilliance' Guardian 'A shattering film, full of guilt and shock, and finding a new medium for expressing and exploring familiar themes.' Observer"

Book Description:

The stunning graphic novel of the highly acclaimed animated film, Waltz with Bashir follows one man on a quest to uncover his hidden memories and face the truth about his involvement in the massacre of Palestinians in Beirut in 1982.

About this edition

• Publisher: Metropolitan Books
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 080508892X
• ISBN 13: 9780805088922
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 117