02644cam a2200445 i 4500 884840643 TxAuBib 20230719120000.0 211213s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2021060607 9781524748418 HRD 35.00 1524748412 HRD 35.00 TxAuBib rda eng ara Muḥammad, Dīnā, translator Shubeik lubeik. Shubbīk lubbīk English. Shubeik lubeik [GRAPHIC] / Deena Mohamed. First American edition. New York : Pantheon Books, [2022] 518 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Chiefly illustrations. "This book was once in Arabic, so it is read from right to left" -Inside cover. "Originally published in Egypt in three volumes by Dar Al Mahrousa Center for Publishing, Cairo, in 2017, 2019, and 2021." -Title page verso. Three wishes that are sold at an unassuming kiosk in Cairo link Aziza, Nour, and Shokry, changing their perspectives as well as their lives. Aziza learned early that life can be hard, but when she loses her husband and manages to procure a wish, she finds herself fighting bureau­cracy and inequality for the right to have—and make—that wish. Nour is a privileged college student who secretly struggles with depression and must decide whether or not to use their wish to try to “fix” this depression, and then figure out how to do it. And, finally, Shokry must grapple with his religious convictions as he decides how to help a friend who doesn’t want to use their wish. Although their stories are fantastical—featuring talking donkeys, dragons, and cars that can magically avoid traffic—each of these people grapples with the very real challenge of trying to make their most deeply held desires come true. Provided by publisher. 20230719. In English, translated from the Arabic. Wishes Comic books, strips, etc. Desire Comic books, strips, etc. Egypt Social conditions 21st century Comic books, strips, etc. Egypt Social conditions Comic books, strips, etc. Graphic novels. Fantasy fiction. Historical comics.