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Burma Chronicles
Guy Delisle
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Description for Burma Chronicles
Paperback. Burma is notorious for its use of concealment and isolation as social control: where scissor-wielding censors monitor the papers, the de facto leader of the opposition has been under decade-long house arrest, insurgent-controlled regions are effectively cut off from the world, and rumour is the most reliable source of current information. Num Pages: 272 pages, chiefly col. ill. BIC Classification: FX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 416.
Guy Delisle's newest travelogue revolves around a year spent in Burma (also known as Myanmar) with his wife and son. Burma is notorious for its use of concealment and isolation as social control: where scissor-wielding censors monitor the papers, the de facto leader of the opposition has been under decade-long house arrest, insurgent-controlled regions are effectively cut off from the world, and rumour is the most reliable source of current information.
An impressive and moving work of comics journalism from the author of Pyongyang and Shenzen.
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780224096188
SKU
V9780224096188
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About Guy Delisle
Guy Delisle was born in Quebec City, Canada. His bestselling and acclaimed travelogues (Pyongyang, Jerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy City, Burma Chronicles, and Shenzhen) are defining works of graphic nonfiction, and in 2012, Delisle was awarded the top prize in European cartooning when the French edition of Jerusalem was named Best Album at the Angoulême International Comics Festival. He lives ... Read more
Reviews for Burma Chronicles
It’s insightful and is able to carry the weight of Burma’s troublesome history, enabling the reader to learn about the real lives of Burmese people, through a mix of current affairs and, surprisingly considering the subject, humour.
Emma Henderson
Independent
Simply put, Burma Chronicles is the most enlightening and insightful book on Burma in years... If you ... Read more
Emma Henderson
Independent
Simply put, Burma Chronicles is the most enlightening and insightful book on Burma in years... If you ... Read more