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Joe Sacco
Sign in to saveMaltese-American cartoonist and journalist; pioneer of the Non-Fiction Graphic Novel (b. 1960)
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Joe Sacco is a Maltese comics artist, writer, journalist, and cartoonist. Born in Kirkop in 1960, he is educated at the University of Oregon and resides in Portland, where he works. He writes in English and began his work period in 1980.
His notable works include the graphic novels *Palestine* and *Safe Area Goražde*. Other significant titles are *The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2006*, *Once and Future Riot*, *Souffler sur le feu*, *Payer la terre*, and *War on Gaza*. He has received the Guggenheim Fellowship, American Book Awards, Eisner Award, and Geschwister-Scholl-Preis.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 74
Top works
- The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2006
- Once and Future Riot
- Souffler sur le feu
- Payer la terre
- War on Gaza
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Malta
- Place of birth
- Kirkop
- Occupation
- cartoonist
- Educated at
- University of Oregon
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Adamson Awards
- Image
- Joe Sacco.jpg
- Work location
- Portland
- Residence
- Portland
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- date of birth
- 1960-10-02
- Commons category
- Joe Sacco
- start of work period
- 1980-01-01
- end of work period
- 2011-01-01
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