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''Burma Chronicles'' was generally well received. ''[[The New Yorker]]'', in a short review, praised the book's simple and lively art style and noted Delisle's keen observation of the unexpected.<ref name="New Yorker"/> [[Rory MacLean]], in a review for ''[[The Guardian]]'', also praised the book's "fantastic verve" and called it "the most enlightening and insightful book on Burma in years."<ref name=Guardian>{{cite web|last=MacLean|first=Rory|title=Burma through the artist's eye|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2009/may/19/burma-chronicles-books-review|work=[[The Guardian]]|accessdate=23 December 2011}}</ref> |
''Burma Chronicles'' was generally well received. ''[[The New Yorker]]'', in a short review, praised the book's simple and lively art style and noted Delisle's keen observation of the unexpected.<ref name="New Yorker"/> [[Rory MacLean]], in a review for ''[[The Guardian]]'', also praised the book's "fantastic verve" and called it "the most enlightening and insightful book on Burma in years."<ref name=Guardian>{{cite web|last=MacLean|first=Rory|title=Burma through the artist's eye|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2009/may/19/burma-chronicles-books-review|work=[[The Guardian]]|accessdate=23 December 2011}}</ref> |
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In a review for the ''[[Literary Review of Canada]]'', Jeet Heer called ''Burma Chronicles'' Delisle's best book.<ref name=LRC>{{cite web|last=Heer|first=Jeet|title=Distilling Mute Despair|url=http://reviewcanada.ca/reviews/2009/05/01/distilling-mute-despair/|work=''[[Literary Review of Canada]]''|accessdate=5 February 2012}}</ref> Heer contrasted Delisle's style of travel writing favorably to the "hit-and-run style" of writers like [[Thomas Friedman]]. |
In a review for the ''[[Literary Review of Canada]]'', Jeet Heer called ''Burma Chronicles'' Delisle's best book.<ref name=LRC>{{cite web|last=Heer|first=Jeet|title=Distilling Mute Despair|url=http://reviewcanada.ca/reviews/2009/05/01/distilling-mute-despair/|work=''[[Literary Review of Canada]]''|accessdate=5 February 2012}}</ref> Heer contrasted Delisle's style of travel writing favorably to the "hit-and-run style" of writers like [[Thomas Friedman]]. Steve Duin of ''[[The Oregonian]]'' also praised the book, saying at the end of his review, "Because I've never been to Burma, I don't know that ''Burma Chronicles'' is the perfect travel guide to this land of sweltering heat and monsoons. But it is a marvelous graphic memoir of a year in the life in a remote world that is beyond the ability of most readers to grasp."<ref name=Oregonian>{{cite news|last=Duin|first=Steve|title=Graphic Novel Review: Burma Chronicles|url=http://blog.oregonlive.com/steveduin/2008/12/graphic_novel_review_burma.html|accessdate=5 February 2012|newspaper=[[The Oregonian]]|date=16 December 2008}}</ref> |
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Edith Mirante of ''[[The Irrawaddy]]'' was more critical of the book, saying that Delisle lacked "the black and white bravura of other graphic storytellers such as Marjane Satrapi... or Alison Bechdel..." and calling Delisle's grasp on Burmese politics "sketchy". <ref name=Irrawaddy>{{cite news|last=Mirante|first=Edith|title=A Small, Finely Drawn Picture|url=http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=14744&page=2|accessdate=5 February 2012|newspaper=[[The Irrawaddy]]|date=December 2008}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 21:32, 5 February 2012
Chroniques Birmanes, published in English as Burma Chronicles, is a 2007 Canadian graphic novel written and illustrated by Guy Delisle. Burma Chronicles is a travelogue about Delisle's time spent in Burma with his young son, Louis, and his wife, Nadège, an administrator for Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Originally written in French, the book was translated into English by Helge Dascher and published by Drawn and Quarterly in 2008.[1]
Background
Delisle had previously documented his traveling to countries under oppressive regimes in the graphic novels Shenzhen and Pyongyang, which focused on his extended trips to China and North Korea, respectively.[1]
Reception
Burma Chronicles was generally well received. The New Yorker, in a short review, praised the book's simple and lively art style and noted Delisle's keen observation of the unexpected.[1] Rory MacLean, in a review for The Guardian, also praised the book's "fantastic verve" and called it "the most enlightening and insightful book on Burma in years."[2]
In a review for the Literary Review of Canada, Jeet Heer called Burma Chronicles Delisle's best book.[3] Heer contrasted Delisle's style of travel writing favorably to the "hit-and-run style" of writers like Thomas Friedman. Steve Duin of The Oregonian also praised the book, saying at the end of his review, "Because I've never been to Burma, I don't know that Burma Chronicles is the perfect travel guide to this land of sweltering heat and monsoons. But it is a marvelous graphic memoir of a year in the life in a remote world that is beyond the ability of most readers to grasp."[4]
Edith Mirante of The Irrawaddy was more critical of the book, saying that Delisle lacked "the black and white bravura of other graphic storytellers such as Marjane Satrapi... or Alison Bechdel..." and calling Delisle's grasp on Burmese politics "sketchy". [5]
References
- ^ a b c "Books Briefly Noted: Burma Chronicles". The New Yorker. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
- ^ MacLean, Rory. "Burma through the artist's eye". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
- ^ Heer, Jeet. "Distilling Mute Despair". Literary Review of Canada. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|work=(help) - ^ Duin, Steve (16 December 2008). "Graphic Novel Review: Burma Chronicles". The Oregonian. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
- ^ Mirante, Edith (December 2008). "A Small, Finely Drawn Picture". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
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