Bibliograph

Jerusalem, chronicles from the Holy City, Guy Delisle ; coloured by Lucie Firoud & Guy Delisle ; translated by Helge Dascher

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Jerusalem, chronicles from the Holy City, Guy Delisle ; coloured by Lucie Firoud & Guy Delisle ; translated by Helge Dascher

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Jerusalem

Nature of contents

comics graphic novels

Oclc number

879582823

Responsibility statement

Guy Delisle ; coloured by Lucie Firoud & Guy Delisle ; translated by Helge Dascher

Sub title

chronicles from the Holy City

Summary

"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 ... 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"--Page 4 of cover

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