{"product_id":"grass-keum-suk-gendry-kim-paperback","title":"Grass -- Keum Suk Gendry-Kim, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\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\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Keum Suk Gendry-Kim\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\/27\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.85 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.3\" H x 5.9\" L x 1.4\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781770463622\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kotton Kandy Skies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51981923057963,"sku":"9781770463622","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/2978\/5899\/files\/9781770463622.jpg?v=1769737258","url":"https:\/\/2trc11-eq.myshopify.com\/products\/grass-keum-suk-gendry-kim-paperback","provider":"Kotton Kandy Skies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}