Tunnels
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- Author：Rutu Modan
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Summary
A race for the Ark of the Covenant finds an exploration into the ethics and world of the international antiquity trade
When a great antiquities collector is forced to donate his entire collection to the Hebrew University in Jerusalem， Nili Broshi sees her last chance to finish an archaeological expedition begun decades earlier—a dig that could possibly yield the most important religious artifact in the Middle East。 Motivated by the desire to reinstate her father’s legacy as a great archaeologist after he was marginalized by his rival， Nili enlists a ragtag crew—a religious nationalist and his band of hilltop youths， her traitorous brother， and her childhood Palestinian friend， now an archaeological smuggler。 As Nili’s father slips deeper into dementia， warring factions close in on and fight over the Ark of the Covenant！
Backed by extensive research into this real-world treasure hunt， Rutu Modan sets her affecting novel at the center of a political crisis。 She posits that the history of biblical Israel lies in one of the most disputed regions in the world， occupied by Israel and contested by Palestine。 Often in direct competition， Palestinians and Israelis dig alongside one another， hoping to find the sacred artifact believed to be a conduit to God。 Two time Eisner Award winner Rutu Modan’s third graphic novel， Tunnels， is her deepest and wildest yet。 Potent and funny， Modan reveals the Middle East as no westerner could。
When a great antiquities collector is forced to donate his entire collection to the Hebrew University in Jerusalem， Nili Broshi sees her last chance to finish an archaeological expedition begun decades earlier—a dig that could possibly yield the most important religious artifact in the Middle East。 Motivated by the desire to reinstate her father’s legacy as a great archaeologist after he was marginalized by his rival， Nili enlists a ragtag crew—a religious nationalist and his band of hilltop youths， her traitorous brother， and her childhood Palestinian friend， now an archaeological smuggler。 As Nili’s father slips deeper into dementia， warring factions close in on and fight over the Ark of the Covenant！
Backed by extensive research into this real-world treasure hunt， Rutu Modan sets her affecting novel at the center of a political crisis。 She posits that the history of biblical Israel lies in one of the most disputed regions in the world， occupied by Israel and contested by Palestine。 Often in direct competition， Palestinians and Israelis dig alongside one another， hoping to find the sacred artifact believed to be a conduit to God。 Two time Eisner Award winner Rutu Modan’s third graphic novel， Tunnels， is her deepest and wildest yet。 Potent and funny， Modan reveals the Middle East as no westerner could。
Reviews
Rachel
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Review to appear sometime in December。
Peter Hollo
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Beautiful， madcap parody of modern Israel-Palestine。 Hilarious and moving， nobody comes off very well but most are drawn with empathy。I haven't read anything by Rutu Modan since the early days of Actus Tragicus， so I'd better correct that soon！ Beautiful， madcap parody of modern Israel-Palestine。 Hilarious and moving， nobody comes off very well but most are drawn with empathy。I haven't read anything by Rutu Modan since the early days of Actus Tragicus， so I'd better correct that soon！ 。。。more
Michael
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Excellent sardonic portrayal of the contradictions in Israeli life。
Gal Schwed
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ספר הזוי ונהדרהסיפור מהוקצע הסיום מעולה ובאמת שמדובר באחד מספרי הקומיקס הטובים ביותר שקראתי בחייספר פשוט ששווה אחר צהריים אחד מחייכם。
Joy
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Rutu Modan’s art and Ishai Mishory’s translation give English-language readers the opportunity to experience this graphic novel from Israel。 The storyline and characters are both comic and sociopolitically significant。 The work combines the two elements in a way that is unfamiliar but captivating。 Some knowledge of Jewish history and the current geographical conflict is important， as they the are the common， everyday framework for the original audience。。 Readers of world literature and graphic n Rutu Modan’s art and Ishai Mishory’s translation give English-language readers the opportunity to experience this graphic novel from Israel。 The storyline and characters are both comic and sociopolitically significant。 The work combines the two elements in a way that is unfamiliar but captivating。 Some knowledge of Jewish history and the current geographical conflict is important， as they the are the common， everyday framework for the original audience。。 Readers of world literature and graphic novel fans should check this one out。 It is well done and a substantive addition to the growing canon。Thank you to Rutu Modan， Ishai Mishory， Drawn and Quarterly， and NetGalley for an advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Samuel Edme
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Review originally published here: https://sammythecritic。blogspot。com/2。。。Rating: 2。5/5Synopsis: Rutu Modan’s third graphic novel follows explorer Nili Broshi who enlists a motley crew to search for the famed Ark of the Covenant which escalates to heated strifes over who should have it。My Thoughts: Plot （3。5/5） – The biblical Ark of Covenant is an ancient artifact so legendary that it has inspired countless scholarly discourse and the attention of pop culture regarding its whereabouts including Review originally published here: https://sammythecritic。blogspot。com/2。。。Rating: 2。5/5Synopsis: Rutu Modan’s third graphic novel follows explorer Nili Broshi who enlists a motley crew to search for the famed Ark of the Covenant which escalates to heated strifes over who should have it。My Thoughts: Plot （3。5/5） – The biblical Ark of Covenant is an ancient artifact so legendary that it has inspired countless scholarly discourse and the attention of pop culture regarding its whereabouts including the uber-famous Indiana Jones in the latter department。 However， I must give this book props to exploring this longevous object of fascination within the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict， a topic which Israeli-born author Modan is far more knowledgeable in than myself。 This is to say I’ll leave any socio-political comments regarding the work’s accuracy to the experts and judge it according to how much I enjoyed the story and characters。 Art （4/5） -- This is probably the most charming element of this entire book as its linge claire art felt very reminiscent of most notably Belgian cartoonist Hergé of Tintin fame， albeit with less of the endearingly smooth character designs from the likes of him。Pacing （2/5） – This is where I encountered most of the issues I had with Tunnels。 The first two acts focus so heavily on the several mundane interpersonal/cultural conflicts that it felt too bloated for its own good， making for some dry reading in a tiresome sense of the word。 It wasn’t until the final two acts that the action picks up and becomes more exciting even though the more mundane and intense moments still was uneven。Characters （2。5/5） – Some of the character interactions seemed to be aping some of the dysfunctional dynamics of the Tintin adventures。 The end product is a cast of half-baked emblems because of how much is squeezed into this single installment。 The main characters such as Nili， her brother， and mobile game-obsessed yet inquisitive son Doctor were the only ones I would consider fleshed out enough to keep my attention。Final Thoughts: Tunnels contained all the trapping to a potentially rousing romp but fell short due to its dullness and inconsistent pacing。 While I might read Modan’s other Eisner-winning works someday， I’m certainly in no hurry to do so now。Thanks to Drawn & Quarterly and NetGalley for providing me with my first advance ebook copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Julia Pika
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A fascinating adventure story ala Raiders of the Lost Ark but goes more in-depth about the area and it’s people。 Also very snarky and funny which I liked。
David Raz
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My only hesitation in describing this book is whether this is a brilliant story， remarkably told and illustrated， or a perfect story， to be hall of famed。 It has everything one needs in a story， suspense， love， drama， humor， family and parenthood， the Israeli–Palestinian conflict to name just a few。 The pacing is just right， and the illustrations are evocative and add that extra touch。 The only thing breaking my enthusiasm is the ending， which I thought was kept a little too cryptic。 Four and a My only hesitation in describing this book is whether this is a brilliant story， remarkably told and illustrated， or a perfect story， to be hall of famed。 It has everything one needs in a story， suspense， love， drama， humor， family and parenthood， the Israeli–Palestinian conflict to name just a few。 The pacing is just right， and the illustrations are evocative and add that extra touch。 The only thing breaking my enthusiasm is the ending， which I thought was kept a little too cryptic。 Four and a half stars out of five， and I easily round this up to five。 。。。more
Andréa
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Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss。
Olya Komanyak
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I like it at all！ It's a perfect book and comics。 And for studying Hebrew it's a perfect fit） I like it at all！ It's a perfect book and comics。 And for studying Hebrew it's a perfect fit） 。。。more
Eden
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L’histoire est drôle， palpitante et belle à voir comme à lire。 Les dessins sont tout aussi exquis。 De plus， un roman graphique avec une trame archéologique， c’est une première pour moi et un réel plaisir pour l’historienne de l’art que je suis。 Bravo ！
Romain
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L’évocation des conflits israélo-palestiniens par le biais de l’archéologie et plus particulièrement de la mythique Arche d’Alliance – rien que le fait d’évoquer ce nom déclenche le processus de l’imagination et fait remonter à la surface les souvenirs d’Indiana Jones。 276 pages et des dessins en clins d’oeil appuyé à Hergé， le programme est alléchant。Le titre prend un “s” car plusieurs tunnels se croisent， ceux des fouilles archéologiques， les actuels tunnels de contrebande ou encore ceux utili L’évocation des conflits israélo-palestiniens par le biais de l’archéologie et plus particulièrement de la mythique Arche d’Alliance – rien que le fait d’évoquer ce nom déclenche le processus de l’imagination et fait remonter à la surface les souvenirs d’Indiana Jones。 276 pages et des dessins en clins d’oeil appuyé à Hergé， le programme est alléchant。Le titre prend un “s” car plusieurs tunnels se croisent， ceux des fouilles archéologiques， les actuels tunnels de contrebande ou encore ceux utilisés par les terroristes。 Et c’est ce mélange， qui est celui d’Israel et de ses voisins palestiniens entre religion， conflits et vie de tous les jours qui est évoqué dans ce nouveau livre de Rutu Modan。 Cette quête mythique de l’Arche d’Alliance est le prétexte à mélanger tout cela。Aucune somme ne peut compenser ce qui se passera ici。 Chez vous， le sacré est une maladie contagieuse。 L’Arche fera de cette montagne un lieu encore plus saint que le mur du Temple。 Vous allez détruire notre village， chasser les habitants， construire des colonies sur nos terres。 Tout ceci est mis en scène dans un style qui rappelle volontairement les classiques de la bande dessinée par souci esthétique， mais aussi peut-être par une volonté délibérée de dédramatiser le propos。 C’est tout à fait possible car， sous couvert d’une aventure à la Blake & Mortimer – rassurez-vous elle nous épargne les récitatifs –， elle n’hésite pas à lancer quelques piques et à tourner en dérision la plupart des protagonistes et leurs préoccupations souvent divergentes。 Côté technique， Rutu Modan utilise un procédé dont je n’avais jamais entendu parler dans la bande dessinée。 Elle a recours à des acteurs pour créer ses planches。 Elle fait jouer les scènes et les dessine， les acteurs sont d’ailleurs cités en fin d’ouvrage。 Il faut le savoir car le résultat est， volontairement， très simple en ligne claire ne laisse pas penser que des acteurs ont posé。 Leur travail doit pourtant se retrouver dans les postures et dans les expressions qui semblent pourtant souvent presque surjouées – mais， là encore， c’est volontaire。Également publié sur mon blog。 。。。more
Yaara
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אין מילים לתאר כמה שהספר הזה מעולה！
Oron
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A brilliant story。 What a great way to open 2021！Great artwork， as can be expected from Modan。Cool charecters， interesting EXTREMELY Israeli story。 It's the local version of Raiders of the Lost Arc， with high impacting drama and suspense。 Ruto Modan waves drama， comedy and suspanse like rhe master story teller that she is。Highly recommended！ A brilliant story。 What a great way to open 2021！Great artwork， as can be expected from Modan。Cool charecters， interesting EXTREMELY Israeli story。 It's the local version of Raiders of the Lost Arc， with high impacting drama and suspense。 Ruto Modan waves drama， comedy and suspanse like rhe master story teller that she is。Highly recommended！ 。。。more
Larakaa
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[Read the German edition]
Asaf Kleinbort
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מעולה
Nurith Horak
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I enjoyed this book alot。 I think it conveyed in a good way the relationships in the Israeli society using characters we the Israelis are well familier with。 I must admit the end of the book left me a little puzzled- Is there going to be part 2？ I would be happy to read more of this story line。
Idoshapira
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Excellent。 a fantastic read。 an amazing， compelling， funny and brave story with beautiful illustrations。 Rutu Modan is in the top of the graphic novel world。
Amitna104
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This book should become a movie。 Another fantastic effort by the extremely talented Ruto Modan。 Although I believe "The Property" was better， this is still a great book， that ranges from an adventure tale to black comedy。 Modan has a unique talent for touching your heartstrings with her pencil strokes。 I recommend it by all means。 This book should become a movie。 Another fantastic effort by the extremely talented Ruto Modan。 Although I believe "The Property" was better， this is still a great book， that ranges from an adventure tale to black comedy。 Modan has a unique talent for touching your heartstrings with her pencil strokes。 I recommend it by all means。 。。。more
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Tunnels
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Tunnels&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Tunnels&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0