Joe Sacco

Summary

Joe Sacco is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Kirkop^[2]. He was born on October 2, 1960^[3]. He worked as a comics artist^[4], writer^[5], journalist^[6], cartoonist^[7], and comics writer^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,595 views/month, #7,137 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Born in Kirkop^[2], Joe Sacco…
• Joe Sacco was born on October 2, 1960^[3].
• Joe Sacco held citizenship in Malta^[10].
• Joe Sacco's professions included comics artist^[4].
• Joe Sacco's professions included writer^[5].
• Joe Sacco worked as a journalist^[6].
• Joe Sacco's professions included cartoonist^[7].
• Joe Sacco worked as a comics writer^[8].
• Joe Sacco was educated at University of Oregon^[11].
• Joe Sacco was educated at Sunset High School^[12].
• A notable work attributed to Joe Sacco is Palestine^[13].
• A notable work attributed to Joe Sacco is Safe Area Goražde^[14].
• A notable work attributed to Joe Sacco is Footnotes in Gaza^[15].
• A notable work attributed to Joe Sacco is The Fixer: A Story from Sarajevo.^[16].
• A notable work attributed to Joe Sacco is Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt^[17].
• A notable work attributed to Joe Sacco is Paying the land^[18].
• Joe Sacco received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[19].
• Joe Sacco received the American Book Awards^[20].
• Joe Sacco received the Eisner Award^[21].
• Joe Sacco received the Prix Tournesol^[22].
• Joe Sacco received the Eisner Award for Best Writer/Artist^[23].
• Joe Sacco received the Geschwister-Scholl-Preis^[24].
• Joe Sacco is recorded as male^[25].
• Joe Sacco's instance of is recorded as human^[26].
• Joe Sacco's genre is non-fiction comics^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Joe Sacco was born in Kirkop^[2]. He was born on October 2, 1960^[3].

Education

Educated at University of Oregon^[11], a public university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1876^[30], headquartered in Eugene^[31] and Sunset High School^[12], a high school^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1959^[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include comics artist^[4], writer^[5], journalist^[6], cartoonist^[7], and comics writer^[8].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Palestine^[13], a literary work^[35]; Safe Area Goražde^[14], a written work^[36]; Footnotes in Gaza^[15], a graphic novel^[37]; The Fixer: A Story from Sarajevo.^[16], a graphic novel^[38]; Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt^[17], a graphic novel^[39], written by Chris Hedges^[40]; and Paying the land^[18], a literary work^[41].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[19], a fellowship grant^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1925^[44]; American Book Awards^[20], a literary award^[45], in United States^[46], founded in 1978^[47]; Eisner Award^[21], a group of awards^[48], in United States^[49], founded in 1988^[50]; Prix Tournesol^[22], a literary award^[51], in France^[52], founded in 1997^[53]; Eisner Award for Best Writer/Artist^[23], a comics award^[54], founded in 1988^[55]; and Geschwister-Scholl-Preis^[24], a literary award^[56], in Germany^[57], founded in 1980^[58].

Why It Matters

Joe Sacco ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,595 views/month, #7,137 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[59] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[60]

Works attributed to him include Palestine^[61], a literary work^[62] and Safe Area Goražde^[63], a written work^[64].

FAQs

Where was Joe Sacco born?

Born in Kirkop^[2], Joe Sacco…

What did Joe Sacco do for work?

Joe Sacco worked as comics artist^[4], writer^[5], journalist^[6], cartoonist^[7], and comics writer^[8].

Where did Joe Sacco go to school?

Joe Sacco was educated at University of Oregon^[11] and Sunset High School^[12].

What awards did Joe Sacco receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[19], American Book Awards^[20], Eisner Award^[21], and Prix Tournesol^[22].