Notes from Jerusalem
| Comic | |
|---|---|
| title | Notes from Jerusalem |
| Original title | Chroniques de Jerusalem |
| author | Guy Delisle |
| publishing company | Delcourt |
| First publication | November 2011 |
Notes from Jerusalem ( French Chroniques de Jérusalem ) is a graphic novel by the Canadian draftsman Guy Delisle , which tells of his experiences in Jerusalem .
content
The comic tells how Guy Delisle lived in Jerusalem for a year from 2008 to 2009. He accompanied his wife, who works for Doctors Without Borders . First of all, he mainly describes everyday life in Beit Hanina , the East Jerusalem district in which the family lives and which was annexed by Israel. Guy Delisle soon tried to get an idea of the life of the Palestinians and Israelis, he explored the area and often made drawings. At the turn of the year he experienced Operation Cast Lead from the perspective of the aid organizations. After all, he made several trips to the West Bank and to the Israeli settlements , sometimes led by human rights organizations and sometimes by settler organizations.
publication
The comic was first published in French by Delcourt in France. This was followed in March 2012 by a German edition published by Reprodukt in a translation by Martin Budde. An English version was published in April of the same year.
reception
The graphic novel was nominated for the Max and Moritz Prize 2012. At the Festival International de la Bande Dessinée d'Angoulême , the comic was awarded the prize for the best album in 2012.
Christopher Pramstaller wrote in the Süddeutsche Zeitung that Guy Delisle did not even try to be political in his short stories. He shows the absurdities that result from the conflict in people's everyday life. Christian Schlueter wrote in the Berliner Zeitung : “The political situation in Israel has never been described so precisely in comics. What is more surprising are the many individual observations captured in small episodes. ”In the Frankfurter Rundschau , Schlueter emphasized that the use of comics for journalistic purposes was successful and that a portrait of Israeli society was being drawn impartially. The medium once again demonstrated its political resilience. Carmen Eller von der Zeit sees the work as “heavy fare in an amazing context” and “surprising perspectives on everyday life between Sabbath and Ramadan, shalom and Salamaleikum” . Guy Delisle describes the contradicting everyday life and dares to venture into conflict-prone places. Katja Lüthge describes the work in the daily newspaper as calm, laconic and often humorous, which conveys a precise and multifaceted picture of the situation in Israel. Stefan v. Kempis from Vatican Radio called the comic a "masterpiece" and a "stroke of luck". Heike Byn wrote in Eselsohr magazine that Delisle was becoming a "drawing reporter and chronicler", with "sketchy, sparingly colored strokes" he was leading "right into the middle of scenes of an everyday madness that seemed absurd to us."
Web links
- Information on the website of Reprodukt
Individual evidence
- ↑ Max and Moritz. Nominations / award winners since 1984. In: Internationaler Comic-Salon Erlangen. Retrieved March 11, 2016 .
- ↑ Christopher Pramstaller: Everyday life like Chinese water torture. Süddeutsche Zeitung, March 23, 2012, accessed on July 22, 2012 .
- ↑ Christian Schlueter: Understanding Israel in Comics . In: Berliner Zeitung , March 28, 2012
- ↑ Guy Delisle - Notes from Jerusalem. Frankfurter Rundschau, accessed on October 14, 2012 .
- ↑ Carmen Eller: Guy Delisle's view of the world. In: Zeit Online . May 31, 2012, accessed July 22, 2012 .
- ↑ de.radiovaticana.va ( Memento from April 28, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Heike Byn: Give books from the heart . - ten recommendations from us for you. In: dog-ear . Trade journal for children's and youth literature. 31 vol., No. 12 . Reading Adventure , December 2012, ISSN 0178-0905 , p. 11 .