· A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERJerusalem is a sweeping, epic graphic novel that follows a single family—three generations and fifteen very different people—as they are swept up in chaos, war, and nation-making from Faith, family, and politics are the heady mix that fuel this ambitious, cinematic graphic novel. With Jerusalem, author-filmmaker Boaz Yakin turns his finely /5(5). Jerusalem is a sweeping, epic graphic novel that follows a single family—three generations and fifteen very different people—as they are swept up in chaos, war, and nation-making from Faith, family, and politics are the heady mix that fuel this ambitious, cinematic graphic novel. With Jerusalem, author-filmmaker Boaz Yakin turns his finely-honed storytelling skills to a topic /5(4). · Book Review: Jerusalem: A Family Portrait by Boaz Yakin and Nick Bertozzi. Jerusalem was often a time of chaos and conflict during the years the state of Israel was being established in the s. Communists, Zionists, Jews, Arabs, and British soldiers were mixed into a boiling pot that pitted brothers against brothers and race against race.
Jerusalem: A Family Portrait Boaz Yakin / First Second Books American film producer and screenwriter Boaz Yakin is best known for successful movies like Remember the Titans, Fresh, and 's. This April sees the latest release to take on the subject, Jerusalem: A Family Portrait is by Boaz Yakin and Nick Bertozzi and published by First Second. The think graphic novel is based on the experiences of Yakin's own family. It's a sweeping look at the founding of Israel through the eyes of one family. This graphic novel tells the story. Yakin, Boaz and Nick Bertozzi. Jerusalem: A Family Portrait. New York: First Second, Print. Boaz Yakin blends personal experience with fiction in the sweeping story of three generations of the Halaby family. The unifying motif at the heart of the three stories is war: war with British occupiers, war with Palestine, and war with each other.
Jerusalem: A Family Portrait. New York: First Second, Print. Boaz Yakin blends personal experience with fiction in the sweeping story of three generations of the Halaby family. The unifying motif at the heart of the three stories is war: war with British occupiers, war with Palestine, and war with each other. Faith, family, and politics are the heady mix that fuel this ambitious, cinematic graphic novel. With Jerusalem, author-filmmaker Boaz Yakin turns his finely-honed storytelling skills to a topic near to his heart: Yakin's family lived in Palestine during this period and was caught up in the turmoil of war just as his characters are. Writer: Boaz Yakin. Artist: Nick Bertozzi. Publisher: First Second. Release Date: Ap. Boaz Yakin is better known as a screenwriter than a comics guy, and Jerusalem: A Family Portrait.
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