Grass [graphic novel] / Keum Suk Gendry-Kim ; translated by Janet Hong.
Grass [graphic novel] / Keum Suk Gendry-Kim ; translated by Janet Hong.
By
:
Gendry-Kim, Keum Suk.
Publication Date
:
2019, 2017
Publication Information
:
[Montreal] : Drawn & Quarterly,
Edition
:
First edition.
Physical Description
:
471 p. : ill.
Subject Term
:
Child slaves.
Child sexual abuse.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Atrocities.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives.
Comic books, strips, etc.
Geographic Term
:
Korea -- History.
Genre
:
Comics (Graphic works)
Graphic non-fiction.
Additional Contributors
:
Hong, Janet.
Summary
:
Grass is a powerful anti-war graphic novel, offering up firsthand 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 20th century Asian history. Beginning in Lee's childhood, Grass shows the leadup to World War II from a child's vulnerable perspective, detailing how one person experienced the Japanese occupation and the widespread suffering it entailed for ordinary Korean folk. Keum Suk Gendry-Kim emphasizes Lee's strength in overcoming the many forms of adversity she experienced. Grass 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.
Language
:
English
ISBN
:
9781770463622
Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number | Status |
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Mount Pearl (AMP) R. King | Adult NFic Graphic Novel | Adult Non-Fiction Graphic Novel | 951.903 G28 | Checked In |
St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH) | Adult NFic Graphic Novel | Adult Non-Fiction Graphic Novel | 951.903 G28 | Checked out |