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Keum Suk Gendry-Kim
History & Commentary
South Korean comic book artist and translator (born 1971) known for nonfiction graphic work addressing wartime abuses and human rights.
Biography
Keum Suk Gendry-Kim (born 1971) is a South Korean comic book artist and translator. She lives on Ganghwa Island and creates graphic works that draw on real-life testimony and historical subjects.
She is the author of the graphic novel Grass and has received honors including a Harvey Award and the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Grass recounts the life of Ok-sun Lee, one of the women forced into sexual slavery by the Imperial Japanese Army; the book has been published in multiple languages, received international prizes and critical recognition, and earned nominations at the Eisner Awards.
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Books by Keum Suk Gendry-Kim
Grass
Grass is a powerful antiwar graphic novel that follows the real story of Ok-sun Lee, sold by her family in childhood and forced into sexual slavery by the Imperial Japanese Army. First published in South Korea in 2017, the book has been translated into several languages, received multiple prizes and critical acclaim, and appeared on year-end lists such as those of The New York Times and The Guardian.