The Waiting

How can black and white drawings do this, you might ask. But maybe only black and white drawings can do this Gendry-Kim offers us here a glimpse of the heart of a woman who has lost more than some might ever find, and who has never given up her love, if not her hope. The Waiting is a stunning achievement, and a testament to the power of her artistry. Not a line or word feels out of place. Alexander Chee, author of How to Write an Autobiographical Novel. The Waiting is a moving, beautifully drawn, masterfully told reflection on how history imposes itself, scatters people, and leaves so many lives unresolved. Joe Sacco, author of Palestine. Affecting… Gendry-Kim s spare, elegant panels some composed only of dark figures surrounded by white space and outlines suggest the perplexing ways the past empties us out. Hamilton Cain, Oprah Daily. A testament to the generational familial trauma that is wrought by colonialism, political strife and war. Karla Strand, Ms Magazine. Another stunning masterpiece… Gendry-Kim s stark black-and-white compositions couldn t be more affecting…and prodigiously empathic. Booklist, Starred Review. This family portrait reveals in heartbreaking detail the impacts of colonization and political upheaval that reverberate for generations. Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

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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