The naked tree / Keum Suk Gendry-Kim ; translated by Janet Hong.
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TextLanguage: English Original language: Korean Edition: First editionDescription: 312 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 22 cmISBN: 1770466673; 9781770466678Subject(s): Pak, Wan-s�o, 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, etcGenre/Form: Historical comics | Psychological comics | Coming-of-age comics | Biographical comics | Graphic novels | Comics (Graphic works)DDC classification: 741.5/95195 LOC classification: PN6790 .K63 | G46413 2023Summary: "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."--
| Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Martha's Vineyard High School Library | GRAPHIC/FIC/GEN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39844500071156 |
Adapted from The naked tree by Park Wan-suh.
"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."--
Translated from the Korean.
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