{"product_id":"grass-keum-suk-gendry-kim-paperback","title":"Grass -- Keum Suk Gendry-Kim, Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppeared on best of the year lists from \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, and more  Winner of The Cartoonist Studio Prize for Best Print Comic of the Year \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eGrass\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful antiwar graphic novel, telling the life story of a Korean girl named Okseon Lee who was forced into sexual slavery for the Japanese Imperial Army during the Second World War--a disputed chapter in twentieth-century Asian history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeginning in Lee's childhood, \u003ci\u003eGrass\u003c\/i\u003e shows the lead-up to the war from a child's vulnerable perspective, detailing how one person experienced the Japanese occupation and the widespread suffering it entailed for ordinary Koreans. Keum Suk Gendry-Kim emphasizes Lee's strength in overcoming the many forms of adversity she experienced. \u003ci\u003eGrass\u003c\/i\u003e is painted in a black ink that flows with lavish details of the beautiful fields and farmland of Korea and uses heavy brushwork on the somber interiors of Lee's memories. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe cartoonist Gendry-Kim's interviews with Lee become an integral part of \u003ci\u003eGrass\u003c\/i\u003e, forming the heart and architecture of this powerful nonfiction graphic novel and offering a holistic view of how Lee's wartime suffering changed her. \u003ci\u003eGrass\u003c\/i\u003e is a landmark graphic novel that makes personal the desperate cost of war and the importance of peace.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Keum Suk Gendry-Kim\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/27\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.90w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770463622\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/29\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2019 pg. 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/25\/2019 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKeum Suk Gendry-Kim\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Goheung in Jeolla Province, a town famous for its beautiful mountains and shores. Her graphic novels include \u003ci\u003eThe Song of My Father\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJiseul\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eKogaeyi\u003c\/i\u003e, which have been translated and published in France. She also wrote and illustrated \u003ci\u003eThe Baby Hanyeo Okrang Goes to Dokdo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Day with My Grandpa\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMy Mother Kang Geumsun\u003c\/i\u003e. She received the Best Creative Manhwa Award for her short manhwa \"Sister Mija,\" about a comfort woman. She has had exhibitions of her works in Korea and Europe since 2012, and her graphic novels and manhwa deal mostly with people who are outcasts or marginalized.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Keum Suk Gendry-Kim","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45847012507876,"sku":"9781770463622","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781770463622.jpg?v=1778031352","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/grass-keum-suk-gendry-kim-paperback","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}