Dog Days
$51.18
- Paperback
212 pages
- Release Date
22 October 2024
Summary
The author of Grass and The Naked Tree returns with a profound tale of family.
Yuna 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 tradition of reluctant pet owners, she and their puppy soon become inseparable. The young couple even goes so far as to relocate to soothe their new canine pal’s anxiety. After all, there’s nothing like a move to the country to s…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781770467316 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1770467319 |
| Author: | Keum Suk Gendry-Kim |
| Publisher: | Drawn and Quarterly |
| Imprint: | Drawn and Quarterly |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 212 |
| Release Date: | 22 October 2024 |
| Weight: | 454g |
| Dimensions: | 150mm x 211mm |
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Critics Review
“Gendry-Kim’s fourth extraordinary title arrives… this time tugging, stressing, nearly breaking the heartstrings of pet lovers.” —Booklist, Starred Review
“Stark brushstrokes and narrative masterstrokes… as hope and heartbreak span generations.” —Washington Post, Best Graphic Novels of 2021
“Gendry-Kim takes the reader inside some of the human heart’s most inaccessible chambers… the stark economy of her drawings no guide at all to their lasting emotive power. What a talent she is.” —Guardian
Keum Suk Gendry-Kim
Keum Suk Gendry-Kim was born in Goheung in Jeolla Province. She has cartooned the graphic novels Grass, The Waiting, La saison des pluies, Jiseul, Jun, The Naked Tree, and Alexandra Kim, a Woman of Siberia; the autobiographical comic The Song of My Father; the three-volume children’s comic Coquinette; the picture books The Baby Hanyeo Okrang Goes to Dokdo and A Day with My Grandpa; and the children’s book My Mother Kang Geumsun. Grass appeared on Best of the Year lists from the New York Times and the Guardian, and received the Cartoonist Studio Prize for the Best Print Comic of the Year, the Big Other Book Award for Best Graphic Novel in 2019, the Harvey Award for Best International Book, and the Krause Essay Prize in 2020.
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