Pride of Baghdad by Brian K. Vaughan Paperback Book

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Rent Pride of Baghdad

Author: Brian K. Vaughan

Format: Quality Paperback

Publisher: Vertigo

Published: Jan 2008

Genre: Fiction - Fiction - Comics & Graphic Novels - General

Retail Price: $14.99

Pages: 136

Synopsis

From one of America's most acclaimed comics writers a startlingly original look at life on the streets of Baghdad during the Iraq War inspired by true events.

In the spring of 2003, a pride of lions escaped from the Baghdad Zoo during an American bombing raid. Lost and confused, hungry but finally free, the four lions roamed the decimated streets of Baghdad in a desperate struggle for their lives. In documenting the plight of the lions, Pride of Baghdad raises questions about the true meaning of liberation - can it be given, or is it earned only through self-determination and sacrifice? And in the end, is it truly better to die free than to live life in captivity?

Based on a true story, Vaughan and Henrichon have created a unique and heartbreaking window into the nature of life during wartime, illuminating this struggle as only the graphic novel can.

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Reviews

BookLender review by PATRICIA on 2010-08-14 10:24:59

It is a beautiful book, and you are told up front how it comes out but for an animal lover,nothing eases the jolt of having the poor lions butchered by the invading army just because they were there. It made me shudder, but I guess that was the plan. One more downside to war in general and that war in particular.