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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.
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.
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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
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"
"A fascinating, meandering look at one of China's most storied new cities." "--Boing Boing"
A fascinating, meandering look at one of China's most storied new cities. "Boing Boing""
"A fascinating, meandering look at one of China's most storied new cities." --Boing Boing
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"[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
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"
"A fascinating, meandering look at one of China's most storied new cities." "--Boing Boing"
A fascinating, meandering look at one of China's most storied new cities. "Boing Boing""
"A fascinating, meandering look at one of China's most storied new cities." --Boing Boing
From the critically acclaimed author of Pyongyang, Shenzhen is another masterful graphic novel that will appeal to fans of Marjane Satrapi and Joe Sacco.
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- PublisherDrawn & Quarterly Pubns
- Publication date2006
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- ISBN 13 9781894937795
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