The reader knows who is going to walk in these streets and have these observations. I said right at the beginning that this is going to be the story of an expatriate who doesn't know much about the conflict. I don't try to explain the whole situation. How important was it to present all that information? The book was a great source of information about odd details about how the city operates, like the parallel transit systems. That was different from the other ones, that's for sure, but I just started reading my notes and put everything I thought would be interesting in the book. My challenge was to explain more than what we usually know about the situation, not so much that the book would be boring. I didn't want to be too complicated because it's a comic book. For this one, most people know Jerusalem and know the basic facts about the government and the politics.
When I came back, I read my notes just like I do with all the places I've been. Did this affect how you worked on it?Ĭartoonist Guy Delisle is on tour in North America to support his latest graphic novel, "Jerusalem: Chronicles From the Holy City" CBR News spoke with Delisle about the book, the research that goes into his graphic novels and what he has planned for his next project.ĬBR News: While your previous books have been about places that are not well known, that's not the case with "Jerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy Land." And it's a place where, no matter what you say, it will bother or anger someone.
Widely considered to be Delisle's best book to date, the cartoonist is currently on tour promoting it in North America including stops at Skylight Books in Los Angeles this Saturday and the Toronto Comics Art Festival next weekend. The challenges of getting from one side of the city to another, dealing with life abroad with two young children and the stories of the people he meets from all walks of life. Following a year that Delisle spent in the city with his wife and two children, the book doesn't avoid politics, but is more concerned with everyday life in the city. Earlier this year, the book received the Fauve d'Or or Best Comic Book Award at the prestigious Angouleme Comic Festival. Delisle's latest book is "Jerusalem: Chronicles From the Holy City," published by Drawn & Quarterly.
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