His story might well have been forgotten but for Guy Delisle’s extraordinary graphic talent. 432 pages.Ĭhristophe Andre was working as a Médecins Sans Frontières administrator in Ingushetia, just west of Chechnya, when he was kidnapped and held for 111 days. In 2012, Guy Delisle was awarded the Prize for Best Album for the French edition of Jerusalem at the Angoulême International Comics Festival.Montreal. This new book, Hostage, was released by Drawn and Quarterly.
Delisle decided then to work on the adaptation of the true story of Christophe André, who was taken hostage in Caucasus in 1997. He is best known for his travelogues about life in faraway countries, Burma Chronicles, Jerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy City, Pyongyang, and Shenzhen. 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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