Grass (graphic novel)

Grass (Korean: 풀, Pul) is a 2017[1] Korean-language graphic novel by Keum Suk Gendry-Kim.

It was translated into English by Janet Hong, with that version published in 2019 by Drawn and Quarterly.[2] The English version has a translator's note.[3]

Plot

It is about Ok-sun a.k.a. "Granny Lee", a woman who had been a "comfort woman" in World War II, returning to live in Korea.[2] Alison Mandaville of California State University, Fresno wrote that it is "An oral history in comics form".[4] A version of Gendry-Kim is in the story and tries to record an oral history of Ok-sun.[5] Sean Rogers of the Globe and Mail wrote that "respectful distance" is used in the story.[3]

Artwork

Tom Lathan of Times Literary Supplement stated that the artwork has Eastern and Western influences.[1]

Reception

The Asian Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA) stated that Gendry-Kim "conscientiously eschews sensationalizing or providing graphic representations of violent scenes."[2]

Thomas L. Batten of Library Journal wrote that the artwork is "exquisite" and that the narrative is "thoughtful".[6]

The book received the Harvey Award. By 2021 there were about 14 translations.[7]

See also

Other graphic novels by Gendry-Kim:

References

  1. ^ a b Lathan, Tom (2020-04-10). "The shoots spring up again". Times Literary Supplement. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  2. ^ a b c Wing, Dawn. "Book Review: "Grass"". Asian Pacific American Librarians Association. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  3. ^ a b Rogers, Sean (2019-10-22). "Translating art is difficult, complex work – especially when it's Korean comic books". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  4. ^ "Grass by Keum Suk Gendry-Kim". World Literature Today. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  5. ^ Park, Ed (2019-09-09). "When George Takei Was Imprisoned in an American Internment Camp". The New York Times. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  6. ^ Batten, Thomas (2019-10-25). "Grass". Library Journal. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  7. ^ Kwak, Yeon-soo (2021-01-21). "INTERVIEW| Harvey Award-winning graphic novelist highlights history in cartoons". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2025-05-29.

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