by Chester Brown
2006
Chester Brown is a Canadian graphic novelist. Set in the 19th century, this is the story of Louis Riel, the leader of the Métis in the Prairies, he led resistance movements against the Canadian Government with the aim to preserve the culture of the Métis people. Brown also wrote a very good autobiography (I Never Liked You, 1994)
Pyongyang
by Guy Delisle
2004
Guy Delisle is a québecois graphic novelist and animation teacher. He documented his experiences during his two-month stay in North Korea in this graphic novel. He has also written about his stays in Burma (Burma Chronicles, 2007) and in China (Shenzhen, 2000).
by Tetsu Saiwai
2008
This Japanese graphic novelist tells the story of the life of the current Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of a sect of Tibetan Buddhism.This is a really worthwhile read and I have also been strongly recommended to read the graphic novel series Buddha (1972-1983) by Osamu Tezuka.
by Marjane Satrapi
2000-2005
This autobiographical graphic novel series of 4 books (often compiled into one large book) tells the story of a girl growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. Through the voice of this young girl, one attunes to her view and deep yet simplified understanding of what happened. She also wrote a shorter graphic novel, Embroideries (2006).
by Art Spiegelman
1972-1991
This American graphic novelist recounts the story of his father, a Polish Jew during the Nazi Regime, through this two-part series. Interestingly, he portrays the Jewish as mice and the Nazis as Cats, but it is not meant to be gimmicky, but it provides a deep metaphor for the hierarchies and power dynamics at this time. Of course, the French are portrayed as frogs.
Book cover photos from Wikipedia, Amazon and Renaud-Bray
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