In late 1991 and early 1992, at the time of the first Intifada, Joe Sacco spent
two months with the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, travelling and
taking notes. Upon returning to the United States he started writing and drawin
g Palestine, which combines the techniques of eyewitness reportage with the medi
um of comic-book storytelling to explore this complex, emotionally weighty situa
tion. He captures the heart of the Palestinian experience in image after unforge
ttable image, with great insight and remarkable humour. The nine-issue comics se
ries won a 1996 American Book Award. It is now published for the first time in o
ne volume, befitting its status as one of the great classics of graphic non-fict
ion.
