| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
432 pages : chiefly color illustrations, color map ; 23 cm |
| Note |
"Originally published in French by Dargaud." |
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Translation of: S'enfuir. |
| Indexed In: |
Junior Library Guild |
| 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"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Audience |
Ages 14 & up. |
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Grades 9 & up. |
| Language |
Translated from the French. |
| Awards |
A Junior Library Guild selection, August 2017. |
| Subject |
André, Christophe (Health services administrator) -- Kidnapping, 1997 -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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André, Christophe (Health services administrator) -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Health services administrators -- France -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Hostages -- Caucasus -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Hostages -- Psychology -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Kidnapping -- Caucasus -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Kidnapping victims -- Caucasus -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Kidnapping victims -- Psychology -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Hostages -- Psychology -- Cartoons and comics
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André, Christophe (Health services administrator) -- Kidnapping, 1997 -- Cartoons and comics
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Cartoons and comics
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Kidnapping victims -- Cartoons and comics
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Health services administrators. (OCoLC)fst00953326
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Hostages. (OCoLC)fst00961631
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Hostages -- Psychology.
(OCoLC)fst00961636
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Kidnapping. (OCoLC)fst00987322
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Kidnapping victims. (OCoLC)fst00987328
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Kidnapping victims -- Psychology.
(OCoLC)fst01765989
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France. (OCoLC)fst01204289
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Caucasus. (OCoLC)fst01244425
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| Chronological Term |
1997
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| Genre/Form |
Graphic novels.
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Graphic novels. (OCoLC)fst01726630
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Biographical comics. (OCoLC)fst01921595
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Comic books, strips, etc. (OCoLC)fst01423722
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Nonfiction comics. (OCoLC)fst01921721
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Graphic novels.
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Nonfiction comics.
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Biographical comics.
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| Added Author |
Dascher, Helge, 1965- translator.
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| Added Title |
S'enfuir. English
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| ISBN |
9781770462793 (hardback) |
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1770462791 (hardback) |
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