Grass, Keum Suk Gendry-Kim ; translated by Janet Hong
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Label
Grass, Keum Suk Gendry-Kim ; translated by Janet Hong
Language
eng
resource.biographical
individual biography
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Grass
Nature of contents
comics graphic novels
Oclc number
1053577520
Responsibility statement
Keum Suk Gendry-Kim ; translated by Janet Hong
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. The cartoonist Gendry-Kim's interviews with Lee become an integral part of Grass, forming the heart and architecture of this powerful nonfiction 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."--, Provided by publisher
Target audience
adult
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- World War, (1939-1945)
- 1900-1999
- Comfort women -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Enslaved children -- Korea -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Japanese Occupation of Korea, (Korea :, 1910-1945)
- Korea -- History -- Japanese occupation, 1910-1945 -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Korea
- Enslaved children -- Korea -- History -- 20th century -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Child sexual abuse -- Korea -- History -- 20th century -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Young adult non-fiction
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives -- Comic books, strips, etc
- World War, 1939-1945 + Atrocities -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Children
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- Classification3
- Contributor1
- Creator1
- Genre1
- Subject13
- World War, (1939-1945)
- 1900-1999
- Comfort women -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Enslaved children -- Korea -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Japanese Occupation of Korea, (Korea :, 1910-1945)
- Korea -- History -- Japanese occupation, 1910-1945 -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Korea
- Enslaved children -- Korea -- History -- 20th century -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Child sexual abuse -- Korea -- History -- 20th century -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Young adult non-fiction
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives -- Comic books, strips, etc
- World War, 1939-1945 + Atrocities -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Children
- Content2
- Artist1
- Author1
- Is Part Of1
- Translator1
- Mapped to1