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Habibi (graphic novel)
''Habibi'' is a graphic novel by Craig Thompson published by Pantheon in September 2011. The 672-page book is set in a fictional Islamic fairy tale landscape, and depicts the relationship between Dodola and Zam, two escaped child slaves, who are torn apart and undergo many transformations as they grow into new names and new bodies, which prove to be obstacles to their love when they later reunite.〔du P.C. Panno, Natalie. ("'Habibi' Gracefully Subverts Orientalist Tropes" ). ''The Harvard Crimson''. September 20, 2011〕 The book's website describes its concept thus as a love story and a parable about humanity's relationship to the natural world that explores such themes as the cultural divide between the first and third worlds, the common heritage of Christianity and Islam.〔Matheson, Whitney. ("Preview: Craig Thompson's new graphic novel, 'Habibi'" ). ''USA Today''. August 19, 2011〕
The book has received mixed reviews. While it has been lauded by publications such as ''Time'', ''Elle'', Salon, NPR and reviewers in general for the beauty of its visual design and the rendition of its epic setting, it has also been criticized for its treatment of sexuality, and its depiction of Arabs and Arab culture.
==Publication history==
Thompson began working on ''Habibi'' at the end of 2004. Although the book is informed by his previous work, ''Blankets'', which autobiographically explored Thompson's Christian upbringing and beliefs,〔Heater, Brian. ("Interview: Craig Thompson Pt. 1 (of 2)" ). The Daily Crosshatch. May 7, 2007〕 Thompson conceived ''Habibi'' as part of his desire to better understand and humanize Islam, and focus on the beauty of Arabic and Islamic cultures,〔Kois, Dan. ("Arab Fling" ). ''New York Magazine''. August 21, 2011〕 in contrast to their vilification.〔Kross, Karen L. (Bookslut "An Interview with Craig Thompson" ). Book Slut. February 2004〕
In the course of producing the story, Thompson was inspired by Arabic calligraphy, interpreting that form of writing as cursive shorthand for an idea, which Thompson says, is the origin of cartooning.〔 Each of the book's nine chapters is given a distinctive visual style, and an Arab North African talisman is employed as a framing device.〔 The book also quotes explicitly from 19th-century Orientalist paintings, particularly those of Jean-Léon Gérôme.〔Creswell, Robyn. ("The Graphic Novel as Orientalist Mash-Up" ). ''The New York Times''. October 14, 2011〕
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