Palestine

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.

Informationen zum Autor Joe Sacco, one of the world's greatest cartoonists, is widely hailed as the creator of war reportage comics. He is the author of, among other books, Palestine , which received the American Book Award, and Safe Area: Gorade , which won the Eisner Award and was named a New York Times notable book and Time magazine's best comic book of 2000. His books have been translated into fourteen languages and his comics reporting has appeared in Details , The New York Times Magazine , Time , Harper's and the Guardian . He lives in Portland, Oregon. Klappentext Joe Sacco, one of the world s foremost cartoonists, is widely hailed as the creator of war-reportage comics. He is the author of Palestine , Safe Area Gorazde , The Fixer , Notes from a Defeatist and Footnotes in Gaza , all published by Jonathan Cape. Zusammenfassung 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. He captures the heart of the Palestinian experience in image after unforgettable image, with great insight and remarkable humour.

Vorwort
The landmark work of comics journalism - by the author of Safe Area: Gorazde.

Autorentext
Joe Sacco, one of the world's greatest cartoonists, is widely hailed as the creator of war reportage comics. He is the author of, among other books, Palestine, which received the American Book Award, and Safe Area: Gorade, which won the Eisner Award and was named a New York Times notable book and Time magazine's best comic book of 2000. His books have been translated into fourteen languages and his comics reporting has appeared in Details, The New York Times Magazine, Time, Harper's and the Guardian. He lives in Portland, Oregon.

Klappentext

Joe Sacco, one of the world s foremost cartoonists, is widely hailed as the creator of war-reportage comics. He is the author of Palestine, Safe Area Gorazde, The Fixer, Notes from a Defeatist and Footnotes in Gaza, all published by Jonathan Cape.

Zusammenfassung
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. He captures the heart of the Palestinian experience in image after unforgettable image, with great insight and remarkable humour.