Lost in translation in graphic novel form.

Engaging and trenchant.

Rispetto a Pyongyang (in realtà venuto dopo), l'aspetto della solitudine e dell'alienazione personale prende un po' il sopravvento sulla descrizione della cultura straniera. Nonostante le differenze, lo shock non è così forte e quindi il racconto risulta un po' meno incisivo. Sempre ottime le illustrazioni (anche se questo tratto solo a matita mi piace un po' meno). ( )

nonfiction/travel memoir - Shenzhen, China, 1997ish - Caucasian Canadian (who lives in France) moves to Shenzhen for a year of so to oversee an animation studio. He relates amusing anecdotes about cultural differences but doesn't make much of an attempt to learn more about the people or empathize with them (partly due to translation difficulties, as this is before smart phones and google translate). ( )

An excellent book that offers some "insight" into the Chinese mind from the POV of a foreigner. I find China and its people fascinating, and this book was a great read.

I need to read Delisle's Pyongyang now. That seems most interesting. ( )