'The Arab of the Future' is a series of autobiographical comics by French artist and director Riad Sattouf about his childhood, which he spent in Libya, Syria, and France.

The second volume covers six-year-old Riad's first year of schooling in Syria. He learns to read and write Arabic, meets new relatives, and tries to become a true Syrian to please his father. The monotony of rural life and the harsh school routine in Ter Maaleh, illegal shopping in Homs, awkward dinners at the home of a megalomaniac general, a grueling journey through ancient Palmyra—Riadh invites you to immerse yourself in the surreal everyday life of the Sattouf family in the country of dictator Hafez al-Assad.

The 'Arab of the Future' series has been translated into more than 20 languages ​​and has won the Grand Prix of the RTL Literary Prize, the Los Angeles Times Books Prize, the Prix BD Stas / Ville de Saint-Étienne, and the main prize of the Angoulême International Comics Festival.

Author: Sattouf Riadh
Publishing House: Boomkniga
Year: 2020
Number of pages: 160
Cover type: hardback
Translator: Khazina Anna
Illustrator: Sattouf Riad
Country of origin: France
Age group: young adults, adults