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The Manglish pidgin was used for The Kampung Boy, a book of this type by the Malaysian author Lat. Travelogues in this form set in Shenzhen and North Korea were written by Guy Delisle (“ghee duh-LEEL”). A book in this form called Shortcomings is part of the larger series Optic Nerve centering Asian-American characters. (10[1])A Canadian press abbreviated D+Q publishes books of this type, including a 2022 work documenting its author’s time working the Athabaskan oil sands (10[1]-5[1])to pay off (10[1])student loans. Recent books of this type by Adrian Tomine and (10[1])Kate Beaton have won Eisner Awards. (10[1])In a book of this type, a girl listens to Iron Maiden tapes (10[2])and her Communist uncle Anoosh before going to boarding school in Vienna. For 10 points, what sort of work is Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis? ■END■ (10[1])

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