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Deslisle's book was spawned out of a several month long working-stint in Shenzhen, China, overseeing the animation studio located there, for a French animated show. The book spends most of its time wallowing in a loneliness that the author feels, less of a culture-shock (since he'd been to China before) but more of an acute sense of his standing out. Not a city frequently populated by foreigners, with his only daily interaction (with somebody who speaks english) being a disinterested translator,
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Nov 29, 2011
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Following Pyongyang, Delisle also wrote and drew Shenzhen where he also travels to for work. Shenzhen is a city surrounded by an armed fence, has no cafes or universities and seems focused on brand name commerce. Delisle is lonely and bored. Usually a graphic novel about a bored Canadian in a foreign city wouldn't be at the top of my recommendation list, but Delisle even mentions that "taken out of context, even boredom can probably sublimate itself and seem entertaining...it's a bit like memory
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