{"product_id":"9781770466678-the-naked-tree","title":"Gendry - Kim Keum Suk - The Naked Tree - Paperback","description":"Binding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\nDescription: 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.\u003cbr\u003e\nTitle: The Naked Tree\u003cbr\u003e\nAuthor(s): Gendry - Kim Keum Suk\u003cbr\u003e\nPublisher: Drawn And Quarterly\u003cbr\u003e\nBarcode: 9781770466678\u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 316 Pages, Black-And-White Illustrations Throughout\u003cbr\u003e\nPublication Date: 8\/22\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\nCategory: Graphic Novels","brand":"Gendry - Kim Keum Suk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49623136862513,"sku":"IN-G-9781770466678","price":23.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0644\/6759\/9594\/files\/9781770466678.jpg?v=1724776814","url":"https:\/\/bookdelivered.com\/products\/9781770466678-the-naked-tree","provider":"Book Delivered","version":"1.0","type":"link"}