Jerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy City
Guy Delisle has built a reputation for dropping himself into complicated, rarely-visited cities and reporting back with sharp eyes and an open mind. Jerusalem continues that tradition, bringing the same outsider perspective that made Pyongyang and Burma Chronicles so compelling. It's a city weighted with meaning for billions of people, and Delisle doesn't shy away from that burden. He sits with it. What's striking is how he balances the political with the personal, tracing the real human cost of the conflict on both sides of the wall while also finding room for the mundane rhythms of daily life: queues at checkpoints, snarled traffic, the particular character of each religious holiday. Short, observational scenes sit alongside weightier reflections, and the mix feels true to how a place like this actually lands on a newcomer. His drawing style is both even-handed and perceptive, making no assumptions about who deserves sympathy. Christian, Jewish, and Muslim communities all come under his quiet, careful gaze. For anyone who has found themselves absorbed by his earlier work, Jerusalem confirms what those books suggested: Delisle is one of the most quietly assured practitioners of the graphic travelogue working today.
- Author: Guy Delisle
- Publisher: Jonathan Cape
- Genre: Journalism & Media Studies
- ISBN: 978-0224096690
- Pages: 336 pages