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"In the middle of the night in 1997, Doctors Without Borders administrator Christophe André was kidnapped by armed men and taken away to an unknown destination in the Caucasus region. For three months, André was kept handcuffed in solitary confinement, with little to survive on and almost no conta...

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Main Author: Delisle, Guy (Author, Illustrator)
Other Authors: Dascher, Helge, 1965- (Translator)
Format: Books Print Book Comic & Graphic Novel
Language:English
French
Published: Montréal, Québec : Drawn & Quarterly, 2017.
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André, Christophe > (Health services administrator) > Kidnapping, 1997 > Young adult fiction.
André, Christophe > (Health services administrator) > Young adult fiction.
Hostages > Caucasus > Biography > Young adult fiction.
Hostages > Psychology > Young adult fiction.
Kidnapping > Caucasus > Young adult fiction.
Kidnapping victims > Caucasus > Biography > Young adult fiction.
Kidnapping victims > Psychology > Young adult fiction.
Nonfiction comics > Young adult.
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Summary:"In the middle of the night in 1997, Doctors Without Borders administrator Christophe André was kidnapped by armed men and taken away to an unknown destination in the Caucasus region. For three months, André was kept handcuffed in solitary confinement, with little to survive on and almost no contact with the outside world. Close to twenty years later, award-winning cartoonist Guy Delisle (Pyongyang, Jerusalem, Shenzhen, Burma Chronicles) recounts André's harrowing experience in Hostage, a book that attests to the power of one man's determination in the face of a hopeless situation. Marking a departure from the author's celebrated first-person travelogues, Delisle tells the story through the perspective of the titular captive, who strives to keep his mind alert as desperation starts to set in. Working in a pared down style with muted colour washes, Delisle conveys the psychological effects of solitary confinement, compelling us to ask ourselves some difficult questions regarding the repercussions of negotiating with kidnappers and what it really means to be free. Thoughtful, intense, and moving, Hostage takes a profound look at what drives our will to survive in the darkest of moments."--
Item Description:Translation of: S'enfuir.
Physical Description:432 pages : chiefly color illustrations, color map ; 23 cm
Awards:A Junior Library Guild selection, August 2017.
ISBN:9781770462793
1770462791
Author Notes:Born in Québec City, Canada, in 1966, Guy Delisle now lives in the south of France with his wife and two children. Delisle spent ten years working in animation, which allowed him to learn about movement and drawing. He is best known for his travelogues about life in faraway countries: Burma Chronicles , Jerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy City , Pyongyang, and Shenzhen . He has since expanded his oeuvre by telling a Doctors Without Borders acquaintance's story as a nail-biting thriller ( Hostage ) and revisiting his teen years and first summer job ( Factory Summers ).

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