
In late l 991 & early 1992 at the time of the first Intifada Joe Sacco spent two months with the Palestinians in the West Bank & Gaza Strip travelling & taking notes Upon returning to the United States he started writing & drawing Palestine which combines the techniques of eyewitness reportage with the medium of comic-book storytelling to explore this complex emotionally weighty situation He captures the heart of the Palestinian experience in image after unforgettable image with great insight & remarkable humour The nine-issue comics series won a l 996 American Book Award It is now published for the first time in one volume befitting its status as one of the great classics of graphic non-fiction