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Five non-fiction graphic books on lives in dangerous locations (economist.com)
34 points by helsinkiandrew on April 4, 2023 | hide | past | favorite | 10 comments




The Economist has a whole series of this type of article, basically what to read to learn about X.

https://www.economist.com/the-economist-reads


Palestine is a bona fide classic, surprised to not see Maus on the list.


This also another good one by the same author of Palestine: https://indypendent.org/2007/02/bosnian-war-drawn-out-a-revi...


That Bosnian war book is haunting. I picked it up at random when browsing a bookstore's graphic section and it stuck with me.


Came here to say this about both books. Really well-done books that stuck with me when I read them.


I think it's because Maus or Persephone are low-hanging fruit at this point; I'm glad there's articles that don't just relist the well known ones.


Guessing you meant ‘Persepolis’


Maus has elements of a fiction.


I can definitely recommend Guy Delisle's books. He has books on Pyongyang, Shenzhen, Burma and Jerusalem and they're all excellent.




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