Shenzhen
A Travelogue from China
Delisle, Guy
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BOOK SYNOPSIS
The follow-up graphic novel to the acclaimed Pyongyang: A Journey to North Korea
Shenzhen is entertainingly compact, with Guy Delisle's observations of life in a cold urban city in southern China that is sealed off from the rest of the country by electric fences and armed guards. With a dry wit and a clean line, Delisle makes the most of his time spent in Asia overseeing outsourced production for a French animation company. By translating his fish-out-of-water experiences into accessible graphic novels,Delisle is quick to find the humor and point out the differences between Western and Eastern cultures. Yet he never forgets to relay his compassion for the simple freedoms that escape his colleagues by virtue of living in a Communist state.
BOOK EXCERPTS
Black-and-White Illustrations
BOOK REVIEWS
Praise for Pyongyang:
"[Delisle] cloaks his tale with a compassionate cynicism that cushions the bleak horrors of this totalitarian Lost in Translation. [Grade:] A-." --Entertainment Weekly
"Books like . . . Guy Delisle's Pyongyang--are held up not only as great literature but also as instructive guides to global conflict zones." --Newsweek
"Delisle has drawn an unforgettable picture of Pyongyang." --Time
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 1894937791
ISBN(13-digit): 9781894937795
Dewey Decimal: 741.5/971
Library of Congress: oc2008067001
Book Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 149
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