Jerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy City
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Average rating4.7
"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" -- paper band on book.
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This graphic novel is a collection of vignettes (comic strips 2-4 pages in length) that cover the experiences during author's one year in Israel. He resides in East Jerusalem, but makes an effort to visit different parts of Israel/Palestine, with different companions. Many of the frames are not part of a specific story, but are scenes he sketched on site. A few are wonderful, typically grayscale landscapes. I found this to be a good overview of the region from an outsider's perspective.
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