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The Burma Chronicles (Hardcover)

by Guy Delisle (Author)
4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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  • Hardcover: 208 pages
  • Publisher: Drawn and Quarterly (1 Oct 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1897299508
  • ISBN-13: 978-1897299500
  • Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 16 x 2.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 109,796 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"Like last year's "Pyongyang," . . "Shenzhen "is a casual, dryly witty series of observations . . . A thoroughly engaging memoir." "--The New York Times Book Review"

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`this book is more fun than most holidays and more enlightening than a hundred blogs by self-appointed experience censors' --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Another excellent read from Delisle, 18 April 2009
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This review is from: Burma Chronicles (Hardcover)
Having been introduced to Delisle's work with the excellent Pyongyang: Journey in North Korea - I'm happy to say that Burma Chronicles is of equally high quality.

The "comic" (I don't want to call it a "graphic novel" because it's not a work of fiction) documents a year that he spent in Burma with his wife (who worked for MSF) and baby son, and gives you a good feel for the people, architecture, politics and various expats working out there.

For me, it's Delisle's wry sense of humour and observant eye which I really enjoy about his work. He has a knack for injecting humour, often in a very simple way and I found myself chuckling at several points in the story.

I wouldn't say the artwork is ground breakingly beautiful - but the simple line style which is rendered in greyscale just works really well and he has a good eye for detail.

I have no hesitation in recommending Burma Chronicles to those who have any interest in: Burma, travel to unusual places, or Delisle's other books. I shall certainly be buying, Shenzhen: A Travelogue From China his book on China, and keeping an eye out for any more of his work.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Delisle fan, 10 April 2009
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We love all Delisle's graphic novels - from Shenzhen, Pyongyang to this on Burma. On this latest, you get snippets of info on Burma which are not leaked out to the mass media. Delisle is a social commentator with great humour. He isn't writing/drawing about a country he has not been to and his observations are very sharp.
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