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The naked tree Cover Image Book

The naked tree / Keum Suk Gendry-Kim ; translated by Janet Hong.

Gendry-Kim, Keum Suk, (author,, artist.). Hong, Janet, (translator.). Pak, Wan-sŏ, 1931-2011 Adapted from Namok. English. (Added Author).

Summary:

"The year is 1951. Twenty-year-old wallflower Lee Kyung ekes out a living at the US Post Exchange, where goods and services of varying stripe are available for purchase. She peddles hand-painted portraits on silk handkerchiefs to soldiers passing through. When a handsome young northern escapee and erstwhile fine artist is hired despite waning demand, an unlikely friendship blossoms into a young woman's first brush with desire against the backdrop of the Korean War at its most devastating."-- Provided by publisher

Record details

  • ISBN: 1770466673
  • ISBN: 9781770466678
  • Physical Description: 312 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: [Montreal, Canada] : Drawn & Quarterly, 2023.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Adapted from The naked tree by Park Wan-suh.
Place of publication from publisher's website.
Language Note:
Translated from the Korean. Original title is unavailable.

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Subject:
Pak, Wan-sŏ, 1931-2011 > Comic books, strips, etc.
Women > Korea > Comic books, strips, etc.
Textile painters > Korea (South) > Seoul > Comic books, strips, etc.
Korean War, 1950-1953 > Comic books, strips, etc.
Women.
Womyn.
Genre:
Historical comics.
Psychological comics.
Coming-of-age comics.
Biographical comics.
Graphic novels.
Comics (Graphic works)
Fiction.

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  • 25 of 25 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 5 of 5 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.

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