Jerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy City

Title	Jerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy City
Author	Guy Delisle
Call Number	PN6733.D44 C4913 2012
Location	1st Floor Graphic Novel
Rating	Highly Recommended
Book Review	Guy Delisle has written several graphic novel travelogues similar to this, as an outsider muddling his way through a fraught political environment (e.g., Burma and North Korea). In Jerusalem, he presents his experience as an atheist in the holy city though many short vignettes that chronicle events from the mundane (the routine of checkpoints and public transit) to the profound (settlers displacing Palestinians and the turmoil in Gaza). All throughout, his self-deprecating humor and his unadorned yet insightful observations make it a highly entertaining and informative read.
Submitted By	Taylor Greene
Department or Major	Leatherby Libraries
Status	Staff