Grass
[Montréal, Quebećbec] : Drawn & Quarterly, 2019.
Format: Book
Edition: English edition.
Description: 471 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
"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."-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects:
Lee, Ok-sun.
Enslaved children -- Korea -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Enslaved children -- Korea -- History -- 20th century -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Child sexual abuse -- Korea -- History -- 20th century -- Comic books, strips, etc.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Atrocities -- Comic books, strips, etc.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Graphic novels.
Korea -- History -- Japanese occupation, 1910-1945 -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Lee, Ok-sun.
Enslaved children -- Korea -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Enslaved children -- Korea -- History -- 20th century -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Child sexual abuse -- Korea -- History -- 20th century -- Comic books, strips, etc.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Atrocities -- Comic books, strips, etc.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Graphic novels.
Korea -- History -- Japanese occupation, 1910-1945 -- Comic books, strips, etc.
ISBN:
9781770463622
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
GN Grass Gendry-Kim | Main (Downtown) | Second Level, Graphic Novel | In |
"First published in 2017 by Bori Publishing Co., Korea." -- Title page verso.