A Perfect Stranger: Six Comics by GUY DELISLE!
Through Shenzen, Pyongyang, Burma Chronicles, Jerusalem, Hostage, and Factory Summers, writer-artist Guy Delisle has charted a path through foreignness, outsiderness, and dislocation in hilarious and heartbreaking ways. In this episode, I look at these six comics to trace the history of this 'perfect stranger' and his bemused, confused, irate, and kind view of the world at large.
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Shenzen: A Travelogue from China https://amzn.to/3Jvex3Q
Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea https://amzn.to/3JtYbIB
Burma Chronicles https://amzn.to/3YLrpXH
Jerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy City https://amzn.to/3YzKSe0
Hostage https://amzn.to/3YLrv1v
Factory Summers https://amzn.to/3ZDRnxD
