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Comics & Graphic Novels Literary

Shenzhen

A Travelogue from China

by (author) Guy Delisle

translated by Helge Dascher

Publisher
Drawn & Quarterly
Initial publish date
Oct 2006
Category
Literary
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781770460799
    Publish Date
    Apr 2012
    List Price
    $14.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781894937795
    Publish Date
    Oct 2006
    List Price
    $24.95

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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.

About the authors

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Helge Dascher has for 25 years translated texts with a dynamic relationship to images. A background in art history and literature has grounded her translation of over sixty graphic novels, many by artists who have broadened the medium's storytelling range. Her translations included acclaimed titles such as Julie Delporte's This Woman's Work (co-translated with Aleshia Jensen, Drawn and Quarterly, 2019), Sophie Bédard's Lonely Boys (co-translated with Robin Lang, Pow Pow Press, 2020) and Michel Rabagliati's "Paul" books (Drawn and Quarterly, Conundrum). She also translates exhibitions, digital stories, and films, most recently Theodor Ushev's The Physics of Sorrow (with Karen Houle, NFB, 2019). A Montrealer, she works from French and German to English.

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Editorial Reviews

[Delisle] cloaks his tale with a compassionate cynicism that cushions the bleak horrors of this totalitarian Lost in Translation . [Grade:] A-." - Entertainment Weekly on Pyongyang

"Books like . . . Guy Delisle's Pyongyang - are held up not only as great literature but also as instructive guides to global conflict zones." - Newsweek on Pyongyang

"Delisle has drawn an unforgettable picture of Pyongyang." - Time on Pyongyang
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