Book

Gendry-Kim, Keum Suk, author, illustrator.

Grass / Keum Suk Gendry-Kim ; translated by Janet Hong.

English edition.

First edition.

[Montréal, Québec] : Drawn & Quarterly, 2019.

471 pages : chiefly illustrations, maps ; 22 cm

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

Lee, Ok-sun -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Enslaved children -- Korea -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Enslaved children -- Korea -- History -- 20th century -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Child sexual abuse -- Korea -- History -- 20th century -- Comic books, strips, etc.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Atrocities -- Comic books, strips, etc.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Korea -- History -- Japanese occupation, 1910-1945 -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Biographical comics.

Comics (Graphic works)

Hong, Janet, translator.

P'ul. English

Translation of: P'ul.

"First published in 2017, by Bori Publishing Co., Korea"--Copyright page.

In English, translated from the Korean.

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GRAPHIC NOVEL Grass