{"product_id":"jerusalem-chronicles-from-the-holy-city-paperback","title":"Jerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy City - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGuy Delisle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHelge Dascher\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e[\u003ci\u003eJerusalem\u003c\/i\u003e] is a small miracle: concise, even-handed, highly particular. --\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Guardian\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy City\u003c\/i\u003e is the acclaimed graphic memoirist Guy Delisle's strongest work yet, a thoughtful and moving travelogue about life in contemporary Jerusalem. Delisle expertly lays the groundwork for a cultural road map of the Holy City, utilizing the classic stranger in a strange land point of view that made his other books required reading for understanding what daily life is like in cities few are able to travel to. \u003ci\u003eJerusalem\u003c\/i\u003e explores the complexities of a city that represents so much to so many. It eloquently examines the impact of conflict on the lives of people on both sides of the wall while drolly recounting the quotidian: checkpoints, traffic jams, and holidays. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen 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. A sixteen-page appendix to the paperback edition lets the reader behind the curtain, revealing intimate process sketches from Delisle's time in Jerusalem. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eJerusalem\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterfully hewn travelogue; topping Best of 2012 lists from \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePaste\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eMontreal Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e, it was the graphic novel of the year.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGuy Delisle is the award-winning author of the travelogues \"Burma Chronicles,\" \"Jerusalem,\" \"Pyongyang,\" and \"Shenzhen \"as well as the 2013 graphic novel \"A User's Guide to Neglectful Parenting.\" He spent ten years working in animation, which allowed him to learn about movement and drawing, and he is now focusing on his cartooning. In 2008 2009, he accompanied his wife, an administrator for Doctors Without Borders, on a yearlong posting in Jerusalem. He lives in the south of France with his family.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 344\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.5 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 18, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42730150494271,"sku":"9781770461765","price":26.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/2d12f542a517f5672250df6b81e5dd36.webp?v=1765125020","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/jerusalem-chronicles-from-the-holy-city-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}