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The Manglish pidgin was used for The Kampung Boy, a book of this type by the Malaysian author Lat. (10[1])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. A Canadian press abbreviated D+Q publishes books of this type, including a 2022 work documenting (10[1])its author’s time working the Athabaskan (10[1])oil sands to pay off student loans. (-5[1])Recent books of this type by Adrian Tomine and Kate Beaton have won Eisner Awards. In a book of this type, a girl listens to Iron Maiden tapes (10[1])and her Communist uncle Anoosh (10[1])before going to boarding school in Vienna. For 10 points, what sort of work is Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: graphic memoirs [or graphic fiction or graphic novels; accept comic books or comic memoirs; accept cartoons; prompt on memoirs or autobiographies by asking “in what form?”] (Kate Beaton’s graphic memoir is Ducks. The Canadian press is Drawn & Quarterly.)
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Jiping FangIllinois CChicago D1810
Sophie LymanWashU AMissouri6610
Alex AkridgeIndiana AChicago A7210
Neal JoshiWashU BChicago B79-5
Arjun KalaIllinois BIllinois A10710
Nermeen RahmanIndiana BMissoui S&T11210
Jay KimChicago BWashU B13110

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