In zijn bekende en herkenbare stijl laat Delisle ons in dit boek meekijken met zijn jaar in Birma (Myanmar). Zoals eerder in zijn boeken over Noord-Korea en Jeruzalem geeft hij door het optekenen van zijn belevenissen op een onconventionele manier toch veel informatie over het dagelijks leven in ...
As long as Israel has a border dispute with the Palestinian territories, this book will continue to be relevant. I didn't know anything about the issue before reading this book and I still don't after, to be honest, but I really enjoyed the mundaneness that mixed with the super serious and precar...
Compré este libro pensando que me haría conocer más sobre la cultura del Medio Oriente y aunque si me dio una visión sobre como sería vivir ahí y las situaciones extrañas que para sus ciudadanos son cotidianas, entendí la situación geográfica y (muy poco) el choque de culturas y de religión, me d...
While this book was made a few years ago, the details Delisle depicts are still frighteningly relevant today. It was the most eye opening and most interesting out of the bunch.Notable quote: "Yesterday morning, priests from different orders came to blows during a celebration at the church. Even ...
Burma, also known as Myanmar, has been ruled by a military junta since a coup in 1962 and has largely been demonized by the governments of Western countries, particularly the United States. The ruling generals use isolation as a tool of social control – censors monitor the papers and remove stori...
In depth and insight, Guy Delisle is not comparable to Joe Sacco. He is not very interested in local people as Joe Sacco is. Guy is more of a traditional western travel writer. He is the typical witty writer who gets caught in interesting places and interesting situations, keen observer and alway...
Dari 3 chronicles di Asia, ini yang paling kusuka. Mungkin karena Pak Guy bukan cuma tinggal 2 3 bulan tapi setahun di Burma dan karena Pak Guy ngontrak rumah dan bukan tinggal di hotel dan karena Pak Guy di Burma bersama partner hidup dan anaknya yang lucu, Louis, dan karena Pak Guy sempat jalan...
So here's what sums up why this book failed to impress me: Halfway through, Delisle is showing a western journalist/illustrator around Burma/Myanmar. He points out how people carry their umbrellas stuffed into the back of their longyis (or lungis as we call them in India) and also sometimes hangi...
Fun little book about a father who doesn't really get it that his kids are not his age-similar friends; there are things which you maybe should avoid discussing with them. Such as baby-snatching monkey news, when the kid is just about to go to sleep...Drawings are as charming as Delisle's usual f...
Guy Delisle takes a break from his usual travelogue comics to produce a highly amusing look at being a dad, specifically his parenting style towards his young son and daughter. The stories range from Delisle’s shortcomings as a dad to his mischievous nature trumping his paternal instincts – all s...
In simple drawings Guy Delisle proves that every parent makes mistakes and that's okay. Each little story about a way he's done an odd thing or an ill advised thing as a father brings a smirk and the knowledge that this something that any parent could easily do, current or future at that. If you'...