The Naked Tree

Synopsis

The year is 1951. Twenty-year-old wallflower Kyeonga Lee ekes out a living at the US military Post Exchange where goods and services of varying stripes are available for purchase. She peddles hand-painted portraits on silk handkerchiefs to soldiers passing through. When a handsome, young northern escapee and erstwhile fine artist is hired despite waning demand, an unlikely friendship blossoms into a young woman's first brush with desire against the backdrop of the Korean War at its most devastating. (Source: Drawn & Quarterly)

Background

The Naked Tree was published in English by Drawn & Quarterly on August 22, 2023, in French by Les Arènes on August 26, 2020, and in Spanish by Ponent Mon on May 3, 2021.

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