The naked tree, Keum Suk Gendry-Kim ; translated by Janet Hong
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Label
The naked tree, Keum Suk Gendry-Kim ; translated by Janet Hong
Language
eng
resource.biographical
contains biographical information
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
The naked tree
Nature of contents
comics graphic novels
Oclc number
1345216177
Responsibility statement
Keum Suk Gendry-Kim ; translated by Janet Hong
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
Target audience
adult
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Contributor
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Genre
Subject
- Psychological comics
- Graphic novels
- Textile painters -- Korea (South) -- Seoul -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Women
- Gender identity
- Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Comics (Graphic works)
- Biographical comics
- Pak, Wan-sŏ, 1931-2011 -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Women -- Korea -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Gender
- Historical comics
- Coming-of-age comics
- Graphic novel
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Outgoing Resources
- Classification3
- Contributor2
- Creator1
- Genre6
- Subject14
- Psychological comics
- Graphic novels
- Textile painters -- Korea (South) -- Seoul -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Women
- Gender identity
- Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Comics (Graphic works)
- Biographical comics
- Pak, Wan-sŏ, 1931-2011 -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Women -- Korea -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Gender
- Historical comics
- Coming-of-age comics
- Graphic novel
- Content2
- Translator1
- Mapped to1