Keum Suk Gendry-Kim

• Mar-2026
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Award-winning cartoonist Keum Suk Gendry-Kim demystifies the inscrutable North Korean leaderA woman falls over a thin black line, slicing her in two—half becoming North Korea, the other half becoming South. From the Island of Ganghwa, a seeming...

• Oct-2024
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The author of Grass and The Naked Tree returns with a profound tale of familyYuna never wanted to adopt a dog. But with her partner in mourning -- and in desperate need of a boost in morale -- she gives in to his humble request. And in the grand trad...

• Aug-2023
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A delicate, timeless, and breathtaking coming-of-age classic, reimagined  Critically 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 fr...

• Nov-2021
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The story began with a mother's confession...sisters permanently separated by a border during the Korean war Keum Suk Gendry-Kim was an adult when her mother revealed a family secret: she was separated from her sister during the Korean War. It's not...

• Sep-2019
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Appeared on best of the year lists from The New York Times, The Guardian, and more! Winner of The Cartoonist Studio Prize for Best Print Comic of the Year! Grass is a powerful antiwar graphic novel, telling the life story of a Korean girl named Okseo...