Guy Delisle uses a graphic novel format to reflect on the experiences he had while working in a Burma--Myanmar--where his wifes career allowed him to explore Burmas rural and impoverished regions. The author of Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea and Shenzhen: A Travelogue from China follows the everyday experiences of characters living in a dictator-controlled country that is rife with insurgent uprisings, censorship, and drug trafficking. Guy Delisles newest travelogue revolves around a year spent in Burma (also known as Myanmar) with his wife and son. Burma is notorious for its use of concealment and isolation as social control: where scissor-wielding censors monitor the papers, the de facto leader of the opposition has been under decade-long house arrest, insurgent-controlled regions are effectively cut off from the world, and rumor is the most reliable source of current information.
