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Name: Chroniques birmanes
Rating: 3.428571428571 (7 reviews)
Author: Guy Delisle

In this graphic novel, renowned international reporter Guy Delisle travels to Burma, a country notorious for its use of concealment and isolation as social control. He explores the everyday life of the locals, including the practice of almsgiving, power outages, and drug use in remote areas. Delisle's minimalistic and wordless style provides a stark contrast to the authoritarian regime, as his humorous slapstick moments contrast with the serious and often grim subject matter.

First publish date: 2007

Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels/Graphic Memoir

Authors: Guy Delisle

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