![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Delisle spent 10 years working in animation, which allowed him to learn about movement and drawing. I have long loved Delisle’s work, and I cannot enough recommend reading this powerful new book.īorn in Québec City, Canada, in 1966, Guy Delisle now lives in the south of France with his wife and two children. ![]() The comic’s panels frame the space of his captivity, while the form gives endless creative life to his dreams as he keeps the tedium from driving him mad. From there, we are taken on an incredible journey. One man, in a room, with his thoughts, fears, and hope. The book’s primary scene is repeated panel to panel, days to months: Christophe, handcuffed to a radiator in a small dark space. André was an administrator with Médecins Sans Frontières when he was taken hostage and held in Chechnya. Lemke writes: Hostage is the story of Christophe André, as reported to “one of the greatest modern cartoonists,” Guy Delisle ( The Guardian). In this week’s Illustrated PEN, Guest Editor and Mutha Magazine Editor-in-Chief Meg Lemke presents an excerpt from Hostage by Guy Delisle. 2023 PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony. ![]()
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