Jerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy City is the acclaimed graphic
memoirist Guy Delisle's strongest work yet, a thoughtful and moving
travelogue about life in contemporary Jerusalem. Delisle expertly
lays the groundwork for a cultural road map of the Holy City,
utilizing the classic stranger in a strange land point of view that
made his other books required reading for understanding what daily
life is like in cities few are able to travel to. Jerusalem
explores the complexities of a city that represents so much to so
many. It eloquently examines the impact of conflict on the lives of
people on both sides of the wall while drolly recounting the
quotidian: checkpoints, traffic jams, and holidays. When observing
the Christian, Jewish, and Muslim populations that call Jerusalem
home, Delisle's drawn line is both sensitive and fair, assuming
nothing and drawing everything. A sixteen-page appendix to the
paperback edition lets the reader behind the curtain, revealing
intimate process sketches from Delisle's time in Jerusalem.
Jerusalem is a masterfully hewn travelogue; topping Best of 2012
lists from The Guardian, Paste, and the Montreal Gazette, it was
the graphic novel of the year.
General
Imprint: |
Drawn & Quarterly
|
Country of origin: |
Canada |
Release date: |
August 2015 |
First published: |
March 2015 |
Authors: |
Guy Delisle
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Dimensions: |
215 x 142 x 33mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
344 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-77046-176-5 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Special features >
Graphic novels
|
LSN: |
1-77046-176-0 |
Barcode: |
9781770461765 |
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