Guy Delisle’s non-fiction graphic novels have earned acclaim for combining personal memoir and reportage from inside some of the world’s most repressive – and secretive – regimes. In the past, he’s told stories about everyday life in the heart of North Korea (Pyongang), in China’s growing industrial regions (Shenzhen), and under the brutal military rulers of Myanmar (Burma Chronicles). In his latest book, Jerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy City (Drawn & Quarterly, $24.95 cl., April), Delisle finds himself embroiled in the delicate politics of the Middle East. In 2008 and ’09, Delisle lived in East Jerusalem with his children and wife, an administrator with Médecins Sans Frontières. Told through matter-of-fact observations and simple line drawings, Delisle recreates day-to-day life in the context of the Gaza War, a weeks-long military strike against Palestine.
