Riad Sattouf’s saga of his parents’ failed bicultural marriage, with its harsh depiction of life in rural Syria, has become a literary sensation. By Richard Fausset Richard Fausset reported ...
The next, they disappear from the court, or melt into a puddle ... into the cartoon world. It’s like a reverse Wizard of Oz and its mid-film switch from black and white to glorious technicolour.