Lucas Blogs About Tiananmen 1989
I don't have a joke about this one. So, what's this book's deal? Tiananmen 1989: Our Shattered Hopes is a graphic novel (I will never not feel pretentious typing those words) about the events leading up to the Chinese government crackdown on the pro-democracy demonstrations that had taken place in Tiananmen Square in the Spring of 1989. Sounds a little heavy, are you sure you want to do this one in the Hypothetical Reader format? Well, we've already started haven't we? It's never too late to turn back. Nah, it'll be fine. Anyway, Tiananmen 1989 was co-written by Lun Zhang a sociology professor who helped the student protesters organize and French journalist Adrien Gombeaud with art by Améziane. Zhang's dedication makes it clear that it is not a strictly autobiographical account, and that it presents a condensed version of the events portrayed. Formally, it's structured as a lecture, with the fictionalized Zhang addressing the reader from a stage an...