Jerusalem: the history of a city
Forty centuries of world history unfold for the first time in an exceptional graphic novel.
Four thousand years ago, Jerusalem was a small, isolated village between the Mediterranean Sea and the desert. Today it is a metropolis of almost one million inhabitants, a focal point of global interest, attracting visitors from all over the world. In the intervening years, its soil gave birth to the greatest monotheistic religions, it was besieged by the greatest conquerors, and the greatest empires clashed upon its soil.
Those who have walked its streets over the centuries recount its turbulent and multifaceted history in the ten chapters of this book. All the scenes and dialogues are drawn from more than 200 historical sources as well as unpublished archives, lending the necessary depth and breadth to this polyphonic narrative.
- Pages: 256
- ISBN: 978-960-572-813-7
- Publication: 2026
- Date of publication: 30/03/2026
- Dimensions: 21,5 x 29 εκ.
- Categories: Books, Illustrated, Graphic Novel
"Η άμεση σχέση με την ιστορική αλήθεια που διατηρεί το βιβλίο σε όλη την έκτασή του είναι και το πιο γοητευτικό του στοιχείο αφού κάθε καρέ, κάθε χαρακτήρας, κάθε σκηνή και διάλογος διατηρεί μια ισορροπία μεταξύ επιστημονικής αυστηρότητας και ιστορικής ακρίβειας, χωρίς να αποτελεί μια ακόμα τυποποιημένη επιστημονική διάλεξη ή ένα εικονογραφημένο σχολικό μάθημα για το παρελθόν της."
– Διονυσία Μαρίνου, Τα Νέα
Vincent Lemire
Vincent Lemire is a historian and professor at the University of Paris-Est. He lives in Jerusalem, where he directs the French Research Centre (CRFJ: CNRS-MAE). He has written several books on the Holy City, which have been translated into many languages and for which he has received numerous awards.
Christophe Gaultier
Christophe Gaultier initially worked in the field of animation for a decade, collaborating on, among other projects, Sylvain Chomet’s feature film The Triplets of Belleville. In 2000, he published his first graphic novel. To date, he has created around thirty works.
