This is a documentary / autobiographic comic book about a year spent in Burma. Guy’s wife works for Médécins Sans Frontières. Guy takes care of baby Louis, draws cartoons, wanders around, and teaches cartooning to local students.
In short vignettes he shows us scenes from his experiences as a foreigner in Burma, and from life under a dictatorship. The focus is on daily life, show up-close, observed with humility and wry humour. The drawing style is simple – not the most stunning-looking comics, but it works well. New York Magazine has a sneak peek.
Skimming some reviews online I discovered the book was originally published in French, and I had read a translation. I never suspected – the translation was excellent.
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