{"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\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/txcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-12120351\"\u003eKeum Suk Gendry-Kim\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/27\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.90w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770463622\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1770463623\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/txcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-CGN\"\u003eComics \u0026amp; Graphic Novels\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/txcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-CGN006000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/txcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/txcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO000000\"\u003eGeneral\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\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. She has cartooned the graphic novels \u003ci\u003eGrass\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Waiting\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLa saison des pluies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJiseul\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJun\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Naked Tree\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAlexandra Kim, a Woman of Siberia\u003c\/i\u003e; the autobiographical comic \u003ci\u003eThe Song of My Father\u003c\/i\u003e; the three-volume children's comic \u003ci\u003eCoquinette\u003c\/i\u003e; the picture books \u003ci\u003eThe Baby Hanyeo Okrang Goes to Dokdo\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Day with My Grandpa\u003c\/i\u003e; and the children's book \u003ci\u003eMy Mother Kang Geumsun\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eGrass\u003c\/i\u003e (Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly, 2019) appeared on Best of the Year lists from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, and received the Cartoonist Studio Prize for the Best Print Comic of the Year, the Big Other Book Award for Best Graphic Novel in 2019, the Harvey Award for Best International Book, and the Krause Essay Prize in 2020.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Drawn \u0026 Quarterly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51540653048107,"sku":"9781770463622","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0884\/7966\/2379\/files\/drawn-quarterly-paperback-default-title-grass-42385124065579.jpg?v=1772740049","url":"https:\/\/www.txcorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/grass-9781770463622","provider":"TX CorrectionsBookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}