Grass (Paperback)

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. Cartoonist Gendry-Kim s interviews with Lee become an integral part of Grass, forming the heart and architecture of this powerful non-fiction graphic novel and offering a holistic view of how Lee s wartime suffering changed her. Grass is a landmark graphic novel that makes personal the desperate cost of war and the importance of peace.

General

Imprint:	Drawn & Quarterly
Country of origin:	Canada
Release date:	June 2019
Authors:	Keum Suk Gendry-Kim
Dimensions:	212 x 149 x 33mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	496
ISBN-13:	978-1-77046-362-2
Categories:	Books > Fiction > Special features > Graphic novels
LSN:	1-77046-362-3
Barcode:	9781770463622

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