Author: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, Pyongyang, Shenzhen, and Burma Chronicles, 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 eloquently 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. Jerusalem showcases once more Delisle's mastery of the travelogue.
Superb book of reportage from that city.
—— Rachel Cooke , ObserverHis witty observation and beautiful pictures are delightful.
—— Sarah Ison , Times Higher EducationA witty, wise graphic travelogue that says more about everyday life in the region than all the news reports and "gritty" features.
—— Chris Moss , Sunday TelegraphA wonderfully candid book, which makes the situation’s hideously insoluble complexities more vividly understandable than anything else I have encountered.
—— Rupert Christiansen , Daily TelegraphMy other favourite graphic book of the year... makes breathtakingly light work of one of the world’s most complex political situations.
—— Rachel Cooke , ObserverHis [Delisle’s] quizzical, bemused approach comes as a breath of fresh air on a topic fraught with political division…the utterly distinctive drawings are as enchanting as ever.
—— Tim Martin , TelegraphQuietly living his life and observing what goes on around him, Delisle captures the craziness, beauty and tragedy of the Israel-Palestine conundrum.
—— Keith Kahn-Harris , Jewish ChronicleJerusalem is Delisle’s biggest and most accomplished work to date… Without Delisle we might never learn what it’s actually like to live in a place like this, or get a realistic idea of the people we would meet if we did. He’s clear-eyed, good-hearted, he takes what he sees and he turns it into art.
—— Rev’d Hayley Campbell , New StatesmanA brilliant, educational piece of observational journalism.
—— Word MagazineDelisle’s artwork is just stunning and accompanies the tale brilliantly.
—— Dog Eared DiscsDelisle’s genius lies in his ability to simplify convoluted international situations and make them vividly relatable to the reader.
—— Mr. HydeRadtke's life – and the way she beautifully elevates her deeply personal experiences into universal lessons – makes for brilliant, compelling, unforgettable art.
—— BustleKristen Radtke leads us through a bleak and beautifully crafted story of heart and heartbreak – creation, connection, decay, and loss. Imagine Wanting Only This is challenging and inspiring.
—— Ellen Forney, New York Times bestselling author of MARBLESWriter, illustrator, and editor Radtke’s graphic memoir does something difficult within just a few minimally designed, emotional pages: she transforms the over-studied experience of being a talented artist stuck in that yearning gulf between college’s purpose and life’s demands into something unique and thuddingly real.
—— Publishers Weekly
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