Jerusalem Chronicles from the Holy City HC (2012 Drawn and Quarterly) comic books
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Issue #1-1ST
Published Apr 2012 by Drawn & Quarterly.$10.00
1st printing.
Story and art by Guy Delisle.
Guy Delisle expertly lays the groundwork for a cultural road map of contemporary Jerusalem, utilizing the classic stranger in a strange land point of view that made his other books, such as Pyongyang, required reading for understanding what daily life is like in cities few are able to travel to.
In Jerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy City, Delisle explores the complexities of a city that represents so much to so many. He examines the impact of the 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.
Hardcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 336 pages, B&W. Mature Readers
Cover price $24.95.
