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Cover of HabibiNominee2012

Habibi

by Craig Thompson

Nominated. Each year the judges shortlist only a handful of books in each category, so a nomination is a mark of a book the comics world rates among the best of its year.

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Adults
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Fantasy and magic, History
Edition
Pantheon Books / 674 pages / ISBN 9780571241323
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