Recounting Christophe Andre's kidnapping and subsequent experience of solitary confinement in 1997, this award-winning cartoonist artistically highlights the strength of one man's determination in the face of seemingly hopeless adversity.

Guy Delisle was born in Quebec City, Canada. His bestselling and acclaimed travelogues (Pyongyang, Jerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy City, Burma Chronicles, and Shenzhen) are defining works of graphic nonfiction, and in 2012, Delisle was awarded the top prize in European cartooning when the French edition of Jerusalem was named Best Album at the Angoulême International Comics Festival. He lives in France with his wife and children.