{"product_id":"escaping-wars-and-waves-encounters-with-syrian-refugees-9781637790632","title":"Escaping Wars and Waves: Encounters with Syrian","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the front lines of the Syrian refugee crisis.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile on assignment between 2013 and 2017, often for Doctors Without Borders, Olivier Kugler interviewed and photographed Syrian refugees and their caregivers in camps, on the road, and in provisional housing in Iraqi Kurdistan, Greece, France, Switzerland, and England. \u003ci\u003eEscaping Wars and Waves\u003c\/i\u003e is the astonishing result of that record keeping—a graphic novel that brings to life the improvised living conditions of the refugees, along with the stories of how they survived.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKugler captures the chaotic energy of the camps through movement-filled drawings that depict figures, locations, and seemingly random details that take on their own resonance. He gives precedence to the voices of the refugees by incorporating excerpts from his many interviews and portraits sketched from thousands of reference photos. What emerges is a complicated and intense narrative of loss, sadness, fear, and hope and an indelible impression of the refugees as individual humans with their own stories, rather than a faceless mass.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEscaping Wars and Waves\u003c\/i\u003e is an unnervingly close and poignant look at the lives of those affected by the Syrian war and the volunteers who tend to them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Artistically masterful. . . . Sketchbooks like Kugler’s make readers feel as if they are sitting beside the artist—watching the refugees climb onto the beach of the Greek island of Kos after crossing the Aegean from Turkey, or smelling the tea sold by a vendor in an Iraqi refugee camp.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A kaleidoscopic odyssey for the era of displaced persons and disintegrating nations, this collection of dispatches from the Syrian refugee community is a fine example of humanistic journalism.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The animated pages in \u003ci\u003eEscaping\u003c\/i\u003e read like composites of several images, where physical geography is represented fractionally and sitting subjects look to be in motion. The story retains a sketchbook-like sensibility rather than that of formal, finalized storytelling. It’s fitting: Everyone is on the move. Their stories are far from over, and some are still waiting to be told.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Dominic Umile \u003ci\u003eHyperallergic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A powerful and compelling close-up view of the Syrian refugee crisis, told through interviews and drawings from refugee camps around the world.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“To read these stories is to catch a glimpse into the complex lives of real people swept up in a larger global event. It does something our ‘news’ fails to do on a regular basis—tell the stories relevant to us all from the perspective of 'average' people. If mainstream journalism expressed some of the humanity and beauty as is contained in this book, we might be on the road to a better world.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Joe Infumari \u003ci\u003eThe Comics Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eEscaping Wars and Waves\u003c\/i\u003e brings a perspective to the refugee crisis that many other comics on the subject lack.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Maria Aghazarian \u003ci\u003eNo Flying No Tights\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Olivier Kugler is an extraordinarily skilled journalist and cartoonist who is taking comics journalism to a new level. These potent profiles from the migration front lines will leave an indelible impression on your brain and heart.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Joe Sacco,author of \u003ci\u003eFootnotes in Gaza\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pennsylvania State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041850687831,"sku":"9781637790632","price":15.15,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781637790632.jpg?v=1750951944","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/escaping-wars-and-waves-encounters-with-syrian-refugees-9781637790632","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}