– Denne boka ble til etter at tegneren reiste omkring i Palestina. Målet hans er å finne ut hvorfor ting er som de er. Målet med denne tegneserien er å formidle disse observasjoner til leseren på en mest mulig realistisk måte. Etter en kort forklaring om opprettelsen av staten Israel, går Sacco rett på sine skildringer. Gjennom folk han møter, både jøder og palestinere, får man en god forståelse av hva som egentlig foregår der nede. Man lever seg i boka og føler at man reiser og møter folk akkurat som Sacco. Skal man sette fingeren på noe, må det være lengden på boka. Med ca. 300 sider blir det litt for mange like historier. Kanskje føler man slik fordi de fleste historiene forteller om stor urettferdighet og lesingen kan bli tungt. Som selve sannheten, er den nesten litt vond men veldig givende.
Palestine
«A political and aesthetic work of extraordinary originality, quite unlike any other in the long, often turgid and hopelessly twisted debates that have occupied Palestinians, Israelis, and their respective supporters... With the exception of one or two novelists and poets, no one has ever rendered this terrible state of affairs better than Joe Sacco»
Edward Said
A powerful graphic novel, capturing the heart of day-to-day life in occupied Palestine.
In late 1991 and early 1992, at the time of the first Intifada, Joe Sacco spent two months with the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, travelling and taking notes.
A powerful graphic novel, capturing the heart of day-to-day life in occupied Palestine.
In late 1991 and early 1992, at the time of the first Intifada, Joe Sacco spent two months with the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, travelling and taking notes.
Upon returning to the United States he started writing and drawing Palestine, which combines the techniques of eyewitness reportage with the medium of comic-book storytelling to explore this complex, emotionally weighty situation. He captures the heart of the Palestinian experience in image after unforgettable image, with great insight and remarkable humour.
The nine-issue comics series won a l996 American Book Award. It is now published for the first time in one volume, befitting its status as one of the great classics of graphic non-fiction.
‘The bar is set extremely high when it comes to graphic books and the Middle East: one thinks of Joe Sacco's Palestine' Guy Delise
‘Palestine is utterly compelling, and as affecting as the work of any war photographer or poet’ Varsity
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Jonathan Cape Ltd
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 296
- ISBN
- 9780224069823
- Utgivelsesår
- 2003
- Format
- 28 x 18 cm
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Anmeldelser
«A political and aesthetic work of extraordinary originality, quite unlike any other in the long, often turgid and hopelessly twisted debates that have occupied Palestinians, Israelis, and their respective supporters... With the exception of one or two novelists and poets, no one has ever rendered this terrible state of affairs better than Joe Sacco»
Edward Said
«The bar is set extremely high when it comes to graphic books and the Middle East: one thinks of Joe Sacco's Palestine»
Observer
«Palestine is a unique take on the Isreali/Palestinian conflict… The illustrator/reporter provides a unique perspective: there is an intimacy to Sacco’s interviews that cannot be translated into photography and text. His drawings make his subjects relatable to in a way that I think is difficult to achieve with a photograph.»
Bleeding Cool
«Palestine is utterly compelling, and as affecting as the work of any war photographer or poet.»
Annie Forbes, Varsity