{"product_id":"jerusalem-chronicles-from-the-holy-city-9781770461765","title":"Jerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy City","description":"\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\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-3548601\"\u003eGuy Delisle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/18\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 6.10w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770461765\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1770461760\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-CGN\"\u003eComics \u0026amp; Graphic Novels\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-CGN006000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-TRV\"\u003eTravel\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-TRV015020\"\u003eMiddle East | Israel\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-CGN\"\u003eComics \u0026amp; Graphic Novels\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-CGN007010\"\u003eNonfiction | Biography \u0026amp; Memoir\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in Québec City, Canada, in 1966, \u003cb\u003eGuy Delisle\u003c\/b\u003e now lives in the south of France with his wife and two children. Delisle spent ten years working in animation, which allowed him to learn about movement and drawing. He is best known for his travelogues about life in faraway countries: \u003ci\u003e Burma Chronicles\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Jerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy City\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Pyongyang, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eShenzhen\u003c\/i\u003e. He has since expanded his oeuvre by telling a Doctors Without Borders acquaintance's story as a nail-biting thriller (\u003ci\u003eHostage\u003c\/i\u003e) and revisiting his teen years and first summer job (\u003ci\u003eFactory Summers\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Drawn \u0026 Quarterly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44499313885323,"sku":"9781770461765","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_cd894dd5-61cb-43b4-8dec-e6a793340d27.jpg?v=1763580396","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/jerusalem-chronicles-from-the-holy-city-9781770461765","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}