Guy Delisle (born January 19, 1966) is a Canadian cartoonist and animator, best known for his graphic novels about his travels, such as ''

Shenzhen Shenzhen (; ; ; ), also historically known as Sham Chun, is a major sub-provincial city and one of the special economic zones of China. The city is located on the east bank of the Pearl River estuary on the central coast of southern provi ...

'' (2000), '' Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea'' (2003), '' Burma Chronicles'' (2007), and ''

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

'' (2011).

Biography

Delisle studied animation at

Sheridan College Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning (formerly Sheridan College of Applied Arts and Technology) is a public polytechnic institute of technology located in the west- Greater Toronto Area in Ontario, Canada. Founded i ...

in Oakville, near Toronto, and then worked for the animation studio

CinéGroupe CinéGroupe is a Canadian animation studio based in Montreal, Quebec. The company was founded in 1974. Its shows and films have been seen in over 125 countries. Notable franchises from CinéGroupe include: ''What's with Andy?'', ''The Kids from R ...

Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple- ...

. He later worked for different studios in Canada, Germany, France, China and

North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu (Amnok) and T ...

. His experiences as a supervisor of animation work by studios in Asia were recounted in two graphic novels, ''

'' (2000) and '' Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea'' (2003). The two books, Delisle's most famous work, were first published in French by the independent '' bande dessinée'' publisher

L'Association L'Association is a French publishing house located in Paris which publishes comic books. It was founded in May 1990 by Jean-Christophe Menu, Lewis Trondheim, David B., Mattt Konture, Patrice Killoffer, Stanislas, and Mokeït. L'Associatio ...

. They have been translated into many languages, including English, German, Italian, Polish, Czech, Spanish, Portuguese, Finnish, Croatian and Burmese. A film version of ''Pyongyang'' starring

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was cancelled in December 2014 after the

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. Delisle is married to a

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF; pronounced ), also known as Doctors Without Borders, is a humanitarian medical non-governmental organisation (NGO) or charity of French origin known for its projects in conflict zones and in countries affected by endemic diseases. ...

administrator.
Rogue statements: Guy Delisle's behind-the-scenes account of life in North Korea's capital almost didn't see the light of day
', J. Kelly Nestruck, ''

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'', September 07, 2005. With her, he made a trip to

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(Burma) in 2005, which is recounted in ''Chroniques Birmanes'' (2007), translated into English as '' Burma Chronicles''. In the summer of 2009, they completed a one-year stay in Beit Hanina,

, again with

. This stay was recounted in '' Chroniques de Jérusalem'' (2011) which won the Angoulême International Comics Festival Prize for Best Album in 2012. Amongst other things it covered the Gaza War. In France, ' (English title: ''Jerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy City'') was a best-seller. In 2016, Delisle published ''S'enfuir. Récit d'un otage'' (Dargaud), translated into English as ''Hostage'' and published by Drawn & Quarterly in 2017. The graphic novel depicts the true story of Christophe André, a

administrator who was kidnapped in the Caucasus Region in 1997. ''Hostage'' was longlisted for

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's 2017 literary prize. Delisle resides in

Montpellier Montpellier (, , ; oc, Montpelhièr ) is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. One of the largest urban centres in the region of Occitania, Montpellier is the prefecture of the department of Hérault. In 2018, 290,053 people l ...

, France.

Bibliography

French language

* ''Réflexion'' (

, paperback, October 1996, ) * ''Aline et les autres'' (L'Association, paperback, April 1999, ) * ''

'' (L'Association, paperback, April 2000, ) * ''Inspecteur Moroni 1 : Premiers pas'' ( Dargaud, paperback, March 2001, ) * ''Albert et les autres'' (L'Association, paperback, June 2001, ) * ''Inspecteur Moroni 2 : Avec ou sans sucre'' (Dargaud, paperback, April 2002, ) * ''Comment ne rien faire'' (

La Pastèque La Pastèque is a French Canadian publisher of comics, based in Montréal, Québec. Overview La Pastèque ("The Watermelon" in English) was founded by Martin Brault and Frédéric Gauthier in Montréal, Québec in July 1998, and their first ...

, paperback, August 2002, ; hardcover, November 2007, ) * ''

Pyongyang Pyongyang (, , ) is the capital and largest city of North Korea, where it is known as the "Capital of the Revolution". Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River about upstream from its mouth on the Yellow Sea. According to the 2008 populat ...

'' (L'Association, paperback, June 2003, ) * ''Inspecteur Moroni 3 : Le Syndrome de Stockholm'' (Dargaud, paperback, July 2004, ) * ''Louis au ski'' ( Delcourt, paperback, November 2005, ) * ''L'Association en Inde'' (L'Association, paperback, March 2007, , with Frederik Peeters, Thiriet, Katja Tukiainen, and

Matti Hagelberg Matti Hagelberg (born 1964 Kirkkonummi) is a Finnish comic book artist, illustrator, graphical designer and teacher. He attended the University of Art and Design in Helsinki and achieved a Master of Arts degree. Hagelberg is the only famous Finni ...

) * '' Chroniques birmanes'' (Delcourt, paperback, November 2007, ) * ''Louis à la plage'' (Delcourt, paperback, August 2008, ) * ''La maison close'' (Delcourt, paperback, January 2010, , with Jérôme Mulot, Florent Ruppert, ''et al.'') * '' Chroniques de Jérusalem'' (Delcourt, paperback, November 2011, ) * ''Le guide du mauvais père tome 1'' (Delcourt, paperback, January 2013, ) * ''Le guide du mauvais père tome 2'' (Delcourt, paperback, January 2014, ) * ''Papier 4'' (Delcourt, paperback, September 2014, , with Lewis Trondheim, Grégory Panaccione, ''et al.'') * ''Le guide du mauvais père tome 3'' (Delcourt, paperback, January 2015, ) * ''Croquis de Québec'' (Pow Pow, paperback, August 2016, ) * ''S'enfuir. Récit d'un otage'' (Dargaud, paperback, September 2016, ) * ''Le guide du mauvais père tome 4'' (Delcourt, paperback, June 2018, ) * ''Chroniques de jeunesse'' (Delcourt, paperback, January 2021, )

English language translations

* '' Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea'' ( Drawn & Quarterly, hardcover, September 2005, ; paperback, May 2007, ) * '' Shenzhen: A Travelogue from China'' (Drawn & Quarterly, hardcover, October 2006, ; paperback, April 2012, ) * ''Aline and the Others'' (Drawn & Quarterly, paperback, November 2006, ) * ''Albert and the Others'' (Drawn & Quarterly, paperback, November 2007, ) * '' Burma Chronicles'' (Drawn & Quarterly, hardcover, September 2008, ; paperback, September 2010, ) * '' Jerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy City'' (Drawn & Quarterly, hardcover, April 2012, ; paperback, March 2015, ) * ''A User's Guide to Neglectful Parenting'' (Drawn & Quarterly, paperback, June 2013, ) * ''Even More Bad Parenting Advice'' (Drawn & Quarterly, paperback, August 2014, ) * ''The Owner's Manual to Terrible Parenting'' (Drawn & Quarterly, paperback, October 2015, ) * ''Hostage'' (Drawn & Quarterly, hardcover, April 2017, ) * ''The Handbook to Lazy Parenting'' (Drawn & Quarterly, paperback, October 2019, ) * ''Factory Summers'' (Drawn & Quarterly, hardcover, June 2021, ) * ''World Record Holders'' (Drawn & Quarterly, paperback, August 2022, )

References

External links

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Drawn & Quarterly profile
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