{"product_id":"grass-9781770463622","title":"Grass","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppeared on best of the year lists from \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, and more  Winner of The Cartoonist Studio Prize for Best Print Comic of the Year \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eGrass\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful antiwar graphic novel, telling 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 twentieth-century Asian history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeginning in Lee's childhood, \u003ci\u003eGrass\u003c\/i\u003e shows the lead-up to the war from a child's vulnerable perspective, detailing how one person experienced the Japanese occupation and the widespread suffering it entailed for ordinary Koreans. Keum Suk Gendry-Kim emphasizes Lee's strength in overcoming the many forms of adversity she experienced. \u003ci\u003eGrass\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe cartoonist Gendry-Kim's interviews with Lee become an integral part of \u003ci\u003eGrass\u003c\/i\u003e, forming the heart and architecture of this powerful nonfiction graphic novel and offering a holistic view of how Lee's wartime suffering changed her. \u003ci\u003eGrass\u003c\/i\u003e is a landmark graphic novel that makes personal the desperate cost of war and the importance of peace.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKeum Suk Gendry-Kim\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Goheung in Jeolla Province, a town famous for its beautiful mountains and shores. Her graphic novels include \u003ci\u003eThe Song of My Father\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJiseul\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eKogaeyi\u003c\/i\u003e, which have been translated and published in France. She also wrote and illustrated \u003ci\u003eThe Baby Hanyeo Okrang Goes to Dokdo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Day with My Grandpa\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMy Mother Kang Geumsun\u003c\/i\u003e. She received the Best Creative Manhwa Award for her short manhwa \"Sister Mija,\" about a comfort woman. She has had exhibitions of her works in Korea and Europe since 2012, and her graphic novels and manhwa deal mostly with people who are outcasts or marginalized.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Drawn \u0026 Quarterly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50611904348434,"sku":"9781770463622","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b6f76ca7-7472-43b9-8bba-fb4973ea07c1.jpg?v=1732367452","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/grass-9781770463622","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}