Name: Dog Days
Price: 769.00 TWD
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Author: Gendry-Kim, Keum Suk ; Hong, Janet
ISBN: 9781770467316

Type

Physical Book

Author

Keum Suk Gendry-Kim

Translated by

Janet Hong

Publisher

Drawn & Quarterly

Language

English

Pages

212

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

21.0 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm

Weight

0.45 kg.

ISBN13

9781770467316

Synopsis "Dog Days"

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 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 set yourself right. Right? The idyll of a quiet life soon gives way to a surprising degree of antagonism, including clashes with long-time local residents of a different generation. The culture shock is palpable for all three urban transplants as the isolation of their new environs starts to sink in. They eventually adopt another dog, and still another-all while reckoning with the ups and downs of middle-age and childlessness in an unforgivingly traditional milieu. Dog Days is critically-acclaimed and multi-award-winning cartoonist Keum Suk Gendry-Kim's first foray into contemporary fiction. With the aid of veteran translator Janet Hong, Gendry-Kim's twenty-first century tale of an unconventional family building trust with one another and their neighbors is a heartfelt exploration of compassion and the unlikely places we find the love we all need.

Keum Suk Gendry-Kim

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Keum Suk Gendry-Kim was born in Goheung, in the Jeolla province (South Korea). She graduated in Fine Arts from Sejong University in Seoul, and completed her artistic training at the École Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Strasbourg. She lived seventeen years in France and began publishing by drawing her first graphic novels for the French market, among which we highlight Le chant de mon père (2012) and Jiseul (2015), as well as L'arbre nu (2020); she has also illustrated numerous children's books and translated more than a hundred books. Grass (2017) is her first book in Korean and the one that has given her the most international projection, translated into fourteen languages and winner of the Antifaz Award for Best International Comic Published in Spain, among other prestigious awards. Following this were Jun (2019) and The Waiting (2021)

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