• Winner of the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation •Eisner Award Nominee • Hugo Award Nominee
A brilliantly original debut graphic novel that imagines a fantastical alternate Cairo where wishes really do come true. Shubeik Lubeik—a fairy tale rhyme that means “your wish is my command” in Arabic—is the story of three people who are navigating a world where wishes are literally for sale.
• A Best Book of the Year: The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, NPR
“The mythic qualities of Mohamed’s world bring our own world into sharper focus . . . Mohamed’s humor often feels like a protest, as do the thick and assertive lines of her drawings . . . The effect is gritty, brazen, and full of spunk.”
Product details
Publisher : Pantheon (January 10, 2023)
Language : English
Hardcover : 528 pages
ISBN-10 : 1524748412
ISBN-13 : 978-1524748418
Item Weight : 3.38 pounds
Dimensions : 7.53 x 1.54 x 10.48 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #25,909 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
#4 in LGBTQ+ Graphic Novels (Books)
#22 in Literary Graphic Novels (Books)
#119 in Horror Manga (Books)
Customer Reviews: 4.7
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