{"product_id":"9781770466678","title":"The Naked Tree","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA delicate, timeless, and breathtaking coming-of-age classic, reimagined \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eCritically acclaimed and award-winning cartoonist Keum Suk Gendry-Kim returns with a stunning addition to her body of graphic fiction rooted in Korean history. Adapted from Park Wan-suh’s beloved novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Naked Tree \u003c\/i\u003epaints a stark portrait of a single nation’s fabric slowly torn to shreds by political upheaval and armed conflict. Fleshing out the characters in fresh, imaginative ways, and incorporating the original author into the story, Gendry-Kim breathes new life into this Korean classic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe year is 1951. Twenty-year-old wallflower Lee Kyeonga ekes out a living at the US military Post Exchange where goods and services of varying stripes 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGendry-Kim brings a masterpiece of world literature to life with bold, expressive lines that capture a denuded landscape brutally forced into transition and the people who must find their way back to each other within it. The Naked Tree is exquisitely translated by award-winning expert Janet Hong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback | 316 pages | 6.05\" x 8.30\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Keum Suk Gendry-Kim","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44437339406568,"sku":"9781770466678x","price":34.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0386\/5896\/5549\/products\/BNCImageAPI_0d04fbe3-21ba-4ece-9a7d-f41da71c2c28.jpg?v=1681548189","url":"https:\/\/typebooks.live\/products\/9781770466678","provider":"TYPE Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}