A Life Like Mine That’s Impossible – Shakeeb Abu Hamdan

“A Life Like Mine That’s Impossible” by Shakeeb Abu Hamdan, is an experimental graphic novel in which the author endeavors to interpret history through its entrails and even envisions it as a sort of digestive system. The book employs a series of photos, drawings, and found texts. It transitions from historical facts to various characters and things, addressing our obsessions with constructing historical narratives through accidents, minute details, gaps, and fragments.

“A Life Like Mine That’s Impossible” is a 22 x 28 cm, 48-page book available in 2 languages: Arabic and English.