01993cam a2200409 4500 980128287 TxAuBib 20230915120000.0 220921s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781770466678 pbk $29.99 1770466673 pbk $29.99 (OCoLC)1345216177 TxAuBib eng kor Gendry-Kim, Keum Suk, artist. The Naked tree / Keum Suk Gendry-Kim ; translated by Janet Hong. First edition. [Montreal, Canada] : Drawn & Quarterly, 2023. 312 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm. 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."-- Provided by publisher. 20230915. In English translated from Korean. 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. Historical comics. Psychological comics. Coming-of-age comics. fast Biographical comics. Graphic novels. fast Comics (Graphic works.) Hong, Janet, translator. Pak, Wan-sŏ, 1931-2011. BMLLS