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Five non-fiction graphic books on lives in dangerous locations
- royjacobs 4y agoI can definitely recommend Guy Delisle's books. He has books on Pyongyang, Shenzhen, Burma and Jerusalem and they're all excellent.
- helsinkiandrew 4y agohttps://archive.ph/AjsD0 https://archive.ph/AjsD0
- vr46 4y agoPalestine is a bona fide classic, surprised to not see Maus on the list.
- watwut 4y agoMaus has elements of a fiction.
- mojo74 4y agoThis also another good one by the same author of Palestine: https://indypendent.org/2007/02/bosnian-war-drawn-out-a-review-of-the-fixer-a-story-from-sarajevo/ https://indypendent.org/2007/02/bosnian-war-drawn-out-a-revi...
- dendrite9 4y agoThat Bosnian war book is haunting. I picked it up at random when browsing a bookstore's graphic section and it stuck with me.
- lancesells 4y agoCame here to say this about both books. Really well-done books that stuck with me when I read them.
- Cthulhu_ 4y agoI think it's because Maus or Persephone are low-hanging fruit at this point; I'm glad there's articles that don't just relist the well known ones.
- dayofthedaleks 4y agoGuessing you meant ‘Persepolis’
- cschmidt 4y agoThe Economist has a whole series of this type of article, basically what to read to learn about X. https://www.economist.com/the-economist-reads https://www.economist.com/the-economist-reads