Shelterbelts

Jonathan Dyck

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Conundrum Press
16 August 2022

Graphic novels; Gender studies: transsexuals & hermaphroditism

"Winner of Best Book and Best First Book at the Manitoba Book Awards

Fractures form in a tight-knit Mennonite community, echoing the struggles experienced in small towns across North America

When a non-denominational megachurch opens on the edges of a rural Mennonite community, a quiet-but longstanding-battle begins to reveal itself. For years, the traditionalists in the community have held fast to the values and beliefs they grew

up with, while other community members have begun raising important questions about LGBTQ+ inclusion, Indigenous land rights, and the Mennonite legacy of pacifism.

Through a series of vignettes, Shelterbelts explores the perspectives, experiences and limitations of a wide range of characters who find themselves increasingly at odds with their surroundings. A pastor and his queer daughter learn that a family has left their church because of the ""LGBT issue."" Young activists butt heads with a farmer over the construction of a pipeline happening on his fields. A librarian leaves suggestive notes for readers inside popular library books.

By pulling these threads together, artist Jonathan Dyck has woven a rich tapestry-one that depicts a close-knit community in the midst of defining its future as it reckons with its past."

By: Jonathan Dyck
Imprint: Conundrum Press
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 215mm, Width: 139mm,
ISBN: 9781772620689
ISBN 10: 1772620688
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 16 August 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jonathan Dyck is an illustrator and cartoonist from Winnipeg, Manitoba - Treaty 1 territory and the homeland of the Mtis Nation.

Reviews for Shelterbelts

A vivid portrayal of people trapped by culture, geography, and history, and yet liberated by these forces at the same time. Jonathan Dyck shatters stereotypes about rural Mennonite life, providing complexity instead of caricature and nuance rather than simple answers. -Andrew Unger, author of Once Removed. Shelterbelts is not just a graphic novel for Mennonites, but it belongs on a shelf next to Rudy Wiebe's Peace Shall Destroy Many. Like Wiebe, Jonathan Dyck has cleared a new space for play-a Spielraumwhere others may now join him in playing with words and images in new ways.-Magdalene Redekop, author of Making Believe I rarely encounter a debut graphic novel that is as ambitious, as clearly told, and as deeply felt as Jonathan Dyck's Shelterbelts. Here is a cartoonist to watch. - Seth, Clyde Fans