# Is "Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea" by Guy Delisle a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea by Guy Delisle (Drawn & Quarterly, 2003) is identified by: French original 'Pyongyang' (L'Association, Paris, 2003) is the true first. The French L'Association edition (2003) is the true first; the Drawn & Quarterly English edition (2005) is the first English-language edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- French original 'Pyongyang' (L'Association, Paris, 2003) is the true first
- First English edition: Drawn & Quarterly, 2005, translated by Helge Dascher, ISBN 1-896597-89-0 (978-1-896597-89-8), first printing with no statement of a later printing on the indicia
- Correct publisher/imprint: Drawn & Quarterly

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Guy Delisle |
| Publisher | Drawn & Quarterly |
| Year | 2003 |
| True first | world edition |
| Format | Comic / graphic novel |
| Key point | French original 'Pyongyang' (L'Association, Paris, 2003) is the true first |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
French original 'Pyongyang' (L'Association, Paris, 2003) is the true first. First English edition: Drawn & Quarterly, 2005, translated by Helge Dascher, ISBN 1-896597-89-0 (978-1-896597-89-8), first printing with no statement of a later printing on the indicia.

## Is this the true first?
The French L'Association edition (2003) is the true first; the Drawn & Quarterly English edition (2005) is the first English-language edition.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club edition known.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea* by Guy Delisle a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/pyongyang-a-journey-in-north-korea
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-04.