While working for three months in Shenzhen, China, Delisle experienced extreme loneliness because of the huge cultural divide, the language barrier and his work setting, which combined to cut him off from almost all human contact. Through these works, the artist scrutinizes the customs, social and political conflicts and ordinary life of the various places and cultures that he visits, with a witty take on the misunderstandings and awkwardness that arise as he travels abroad. Burma Chronicles, 2008) combine anecdotes and insights that Delisle has gathered during his travels abroad, sometimes alone, sometimes with his family - his wife, Nadège, works for Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF). Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea, 2005), Chroniques de Jérusalem and Chroniques birmanes (2007 tr. Shenzhen: A Travelogue from China, 2006), Pyongyang (2004 tr.

He then went on to work at numerous animation studios throughout Europe (notably in Germany and in Valencia, Spain) and in Asia as an animator, animation supervisor and teacher.ĭelisle’s graphic non-fiction works Shenzhen (2000 tr. Education and Careerĭelisle studied animation at Sheridan College, in Oakville, Ontario. His works have been translated into many languages, including English, German, Polish, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Finnish and Czech. Jerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy City, 2012). In 2012, he received the Golden Wildcat (the Angoulême International Comics Festival Prize for Best Album) for Chroniques de Jérusalem (2011 tr.

He has also published a series of graphic novels, entitled Inspecteur Moroni, the first of which appeared in 2001. His largely autobiographical graphic non-fiction works are inspired by his travels abroad and his family life and combine humour with thoughtful social criticism. Guy Delisle, author of graphic fiction and non-fiction and animator (born 19 January 1966 in Québec City, Québec).

Chroniques de Jérusalem by Guy Delisle