Freedom Hospital

A Syrian Story

Hamid Sulaiman, Francesca Barrie

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Jonathan Cape Ltd
13 November 2017

War & combat fiction; Graphic novels; Fiction in translation

Joe Sacco meets Persepolis in this graphic novel from a new international talent, Hamid Sulaiman.

'With the intimacy of a person who has lived the tragedy himself but with the restraint of a true artist, Hamid Sulaiman tells a powerful tale of Syria's descent into cataclysm while reminding us of those still tending the seeds of the revolutionary spring.' Joe Sacco

Winner of the 2017 PEN Translates Award Winner of the 2017 Burgess Grant

It is spring 2012 and 40,000 people have died since the start of the Syrian Arab Spring. In the wake of this, Yasmin has set up a clandestine hospital in the north of the country. The town that she lives in is controlled by Assad's brutal regime, but is relatively stable. However, as the months pass, the situation becomes increasingly complex and violent. Told in stark, beautiful black-and-white imagery, Freedom Hospital illuminates a complicated situation with gut-wrenching detail and very dark humour.

The story of Syria is one of the most devastating narratives of our age and Freedom Hospital is an important and timely book from a new international talent.

By: Hamid Sulaiman
Translated by: Francesca Barrie
Imprint: Jonathan Cape Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 242mm, Width: 173mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 693g
ISBN: 9781911214502
ISBN 10: 1911214500
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 13 November 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Hamid Sulaiman was born in Syria. He was heavily involved in the Arab Spring, spending time in prison for his involvement in peaceful demonstrations, but managed to escape to Egypt before making his way to France. He is currently based in Paris. Freedom Hospital is his first book.

Reviews for Freedom Hospital: A Syrian Story

Hamid Sulaiman's shocking inside story of an ongoing people's revolution against one of the world's most brutal regimes is eye-opening, explosive and utterly necessary. The chiaroscuro-heavy artwork, more dark than light, seems drawn in Sulaiman's heart's blood. -- Neel Mukherjee If you want insight into the complex situation in Syria, read this book. It provides a stark vision of life in a war zone but, like Freedom Hospital itself, it never loses hope. -- Mary Talbot Heartbreaking and funny, tender and troubling; this is a vital piece of art about the great humanitarian tragedy of our age. -- Andrew McMillan A beautiful narrative in black-and-white... which evokes the daily life of a makeshift hospital built in the imaginary city of Houria, at the beginning of the revolution against the Assad regime Le Point (France) [Sulaiman] goes beyond the classic framework of modern Arabic literature with brutally expressionistic drawing, playing on the contrasts of shadow and light, noise and silence, love and fury, hopes and darkness. Books (France)