Grass /
"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...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English translated from Korean. |
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[Montréal, Quebećbec] :
Drawn & Quarterly,
2019.
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| Edition: | English edition. |
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| 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."-- |
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| Item Description: | "First published in 2017 by Bori Publishing Co., Korea." -- Title page verso. |
| Physical Description: | 471 pages, 9 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781770463622 1770463623 |