Habibi N. K. Jemisin the breath of fresh air

the breath of fresh air he so badly needed

Eisner Award

I took this as the starting point of my book

the resident microbes must fight to survive

Habibi N. K. Jemisin the breath of fresh airBy Craig Thompson. Published by Faber & Faber. Hardcover, 672 pages, B&W, 2011 Habibi, based on a Middle Eastern fable, tells the story of Dodola, who escapes being sold into slavery and rescues an abandoned baby she names Zam. They live in isolation in an old boat in the desert. As they age their relationship shifts from mother and son, to brother and sister and eventually lovers. In the meantime however Dodola is forced to prostitute herself to