Gendry - Kim Keum Suk - The Naked Tree - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: A delicate timeless and breathtaking coming - of - age classic reimagined Critically acclaimed and award - winning cartoonist Keum Suk Gendry - Kim returns with a stunning addition to her body of graphic fiction rooted in Korean history. Adapted from Park Wan - suh's beloved novel The Naked Tree paints a stark portrait of a single nation's fabric slowly torn to shreds by political upheaval and armed conflict. Fleshing out the characters in fresh imaginative ways and incorporating the original author into the story Gendry - Kim breathes new life into this Korean classic. The year is 1951. Twenty - year - old wallflower Lee Kyeonga ekes out a living at the US military Post Exchange where goods and services of varying stripes are available for purchase. She peddles hand - painted portraits on silk handkerchiefs to soldiers passing through. When a handsome young northern escapee and erstwhile fine artist is hired despite waning demand an unlikely friendship blossoms into a young woman's first brush with desire against the backdrop of the Korean War at its most devastating. Gendry - Kim brings a masterpiece of world literature to life with bold expressive lines that capture a denuded landscape brutally forced into transition and the people who must find their way back to each other within it. The Naked Tree is exquisitely translated by award - winning expert Janet Hong.
Title: The Naked Tree
Author(s): Gendry - Kim Keum Suk
Publisher: Drawn And Quarterly
Barcode: 9781770466678
Pages: 316 Pages, Black-And-White Illustrations Throughout
Publication Date: 8/22/2023
Category: Graphic Novels