Guy Delisle is a Canadian animator famous for his graphic novels about his travels to other other countries. Pyongyang is the chronicle of his two monGuy Delisle is a Canadian animator famous for his graphic novels about his travels to other other countries. Pyongyang is the chronicle of his two month stay in North Korea prior to 9/11. 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 I read this in one sitting and was stupefied and amazed that such a country can even exist in today's free world.Guy Deslile has given us a witty ,sarcastic and intelligent novel with a wry sense of humour that had me laughing aloud at several places . 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 Well,can you imagine living in a country where 1) no internet connection,radio and any other access exists to know what goes on in the outside world.In fact ,they will jail you if you even try to own a radio, 2) no cable TV is allowed and the only two channels will telecast programs about the greatness of Kim Jong and his father round the clock 3)Ordinary people cannot own cars (roads are empty) and minimum electricity is used 4)The people believe that Kim Jong and his father are Gods and every citizen has to wear a pin with their photos when they are outside 5)All the monuments are built for them and the papers are also about them 6) people work all seven days and only on jobs given to them by the government .7)Concentration camps exist and people happily betray each other for better jobs or privileges .Anyone can vanish anytime.8)No cinema,movies,pubs,amusement parks (anything which will corrupt the people)9) foreigners are always accompanied by a guide who never let's them sight.I think you must have got the idea 🙊🙊 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 In fact ,Guy Deslisle says that common sense is a rare commodity in Korea and the reader will concur with him. The only con about the books was that we never get to see the culture or customs of the North Korean people. Maybe,the reason is that the novelist was not allowed to mingle with anyone as chronicled in the novel .All in all,an enlightening read😊😊😊.I would love to check out his "Burma" and "Jerusalem" books😀....more
What do I say?? My first graphic novel and I felt the sting in the last page.An intimate journey of a little girl's transition to a grown woman in theWhat do I say?? My first graphic novel and I felt the sting in the last page.An intimate journey of a little girl's transition to a grown woman in the midst of war,cultural revolution,identity crisis and alienation.Forget about Iran and the significance of this novel as historic fiction or even a memoir ,this should be read with an open heart and mind .Will never forget this ! ...more
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