1980s Syria - the backdrop for cartoonist Riad Sattouf's new memoirGraphic memoir series The Arab of the Future looks back on memoirist Riad Sattouf's time growning up in 1980s Syria. (From The Arab of the Future 2 by Riad Sattouf, courtesy Metropolitan Books)more stories from this episodeFull EpisodeRailing against parents, shifting identity, struggling in a new home - all hallmarks of coming-of-age stories. Graphic memoirist Riad Sattouf's latest memoir also explores these familiar tropes, except his is set it in 1980s dictator-led Syria. At six years-old, Sattouf's Syrian Muslim father uprooted his family from the French countryside to settle back down in his small hometown village, Homs. WEB EXTRA | Below are the first five pages from Sattouf's latest, The Arab of the Future 2, out now in most major bookstores.

Source: CBC News October 19, 2016 12:38 UTC