Riad Sattouf Charlie Hebdo

Riad sattouf was born in paris in 1978 to a french mother and a syrian father.

Riad sattouf charlie hebdo. Prior to the translation of the arab of the future riad sattouf was primarily known in the english speaking world if he was known at all as the only arab contributor to charlie hebdo the. A charlie hebdo survivor s story. Riad sattouf s the arab of the future has tapped into french anxieties about islam and become the biggest hit since persepolis. Sattouf is not an opportunist.

A professorship in libya instead of ivy league oxford. The former charlie hebdo staffer is still trying to make sense of his father s life choices. Not so for french cartoonist riad sattouf. Riad sattouf for a decade the only cartoonist of arab heritage at charlie hebdo has tapped into french anxieties about islam.

Paris riad sattouf half french half syrian and who s regularly contributed to charlie hebdo picked up the prestigious fauve d or award at one of the world s biggest cartoon festivals. Photo illustration by olaf blecker for the new yorker. Sattouf is best known for his award winning graphic memoir pentalogy l arabe du futur the arab of the future and for his award winning film les beaux gosses the french kissers he also worked for the satirical french weekly charlie hebdo for ten. In his case though this comes with an additional burden for sattouf who drew a regular strip for charlie hebdo until a few months before the attacks is not only half syrian the son of a.

Born 5 may 1978 is a french cartoonist comic artist and film director of franco syrian origin.