Joe Sacco: Palestine, Kartoniert / Broschiert

Kurzbeschreibung

Anfang der 90er, zur Zeit der ersten Intifada, verbrachte Joe Sacco zwei Monate in Palästina. Seine eindrücklichen Erlebnisse hat er in dieser preisgekrönten Comic-Reportage verarbeitet. The landmark work of comics journalism - by the author of Sa fe Area: Gorazde.

Beschreibung

In late l991 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.

Rezension

"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 Observer

Klappentext

A landmark of graphic journalism, capturing the heart of day-to-day life in occupied Palestine.

Palestine remains one of the most influential works of visual reportage ever created - a ground-breaking fusion of comic art and investigative journalism.

Based on months of on-the-ground reporting in the early 1990s, Joe Sacco powerfully documents his own experiences and the daily lives of Palestinians during the First Intifada in the West Bank and Gaza Strip with remarkable insight and clarity.

Through drawings, reportage and storytelling, Sacco captures the moments of grief, resilience and absurdity that conventional journalism can miss. Palestine is a modern classic that continues to inspire artists, journalists and readers who seek an unflinching and nuanced account of the conflict.

'The bar is set extremely high when it comes to graphic books and the Middle East: one thinks of Joe Sacco's Palestine ' Guy Delisle

'Palestine is utterly compelling, and as affecting as the work of any war photographer or poet' Varsity

For readers interested in Middle Eastern history, human rights and documentary storytelling.