'Great stuff - and proof that the comics panel can be another kind of window on the world.' - Guardian
Guy Delisle was born in Quebec City, Canada. His bestselling and acclaimed travelogues (Pyongyang, Jerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy City, Burma Chronicles, and Shenzhen) are defining works of graphic nonfiction, and in 2012, Delisle was awarded the top prize in European cartooning when the French edition of Jerusalem was named Best Album at the Angouleme International Comics Festival. He lives in France with his wife and children.
Delisle has drawn an unforgettable picture of Pyongyang
*Time*
Combining a gift for anecdote and an ear for absurd dialogue,
Delisle's retelling of his adventures makes a gently humorous
counterpoint to the daily news stories about the axis of evil, a
Lost in Translation for the Communist world. Delisle's simple but
expressive art works well with his account, humanizing the few
North Koreans he gets to know and facilitating digressions into
North Korean history and various bizarre happenings involving
brandy and bear cubs. Pyongyang will appeal to multiple audiences:
current events buffs, Persepolis fans and those who just love a
good yarn
*Publishers Weekly*
News coverage from North Korea is scant - the regime of the world's
last true totalitarian state is not exactly welcoming to foreign
journalists. But a new graphic novel gives a rare, tragicomic,
glimpse into everyday life in the drabbest of world capitals
*Independent*
The reigning king of the graphic travel memoir... Delisle's
curiosity and amusement at the country's bizarre relationship with
foreign visitors is equally funny and fascinating
*Guardian, *Top 10 Funny Comic Books**
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