Author of
Suraya (Dial Books for Young Readers, 2024)
Fouad Mezher is a cartoonist, illustrator, occasional animator, and instructor of illustration and graphic narratives at the American University of Beirut. He holds an MFA in Comics from California College of the Arts, and is best known for his work in that medium, but prefers to be known by his students as that guy who lets them draw mutant chickens in class. This preference is exemplified in his work, often using the lens of science fiction and horror to explore themes of personal loss and identity.
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Fouad Mezher
Books by Fouad
In Suraya, a YA Graphic novel, Suraya is a 16-year-old Lebanese-American girl dealing with life in post-pandemic Beirut with the help of Enigma, her online persona born of her love for space and science. But her hyphenated identity and exploits as Enigma turn out to be the greatest obstacles to her plan of returning to the States where she can pursue her dream of studying to become a real-life rocket scientist.