The Naked Tree

“Told through gorgeously balanced brushstrokes.” —Michael Cavna and Jacob Brogan, The Washington Post

“Gendry-Kim... prov[es] yet again that she’s an essential voice in global comics. [This is] a masterful and devastating portrait of the lasting cruelties of wartime.” —Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

“Gendry-Kim’s work, as always, remains uniquely her own—immersive, potent, enduring.” —ALA Booklist, Starred Review

“So much of this flowing, poetic graphic novel remains unspoken... what lingers are images of small figures plodding through dark, snowy nights and the contours of an empty, echoing family home.” —Library Journal, Starred Review

“Exceptionally adapted and illustrated... a compelling look at friendship, love, art and peace.” —Ms Magazine

“Readers who want to deepen their understanding of war, trauma, and Korean history will find much to treasure—and remember—in The Naked Tree.” —Graphic Medicine

“Gendry-Kim breathes new life into Park’s much lauded and nuanced study of families struggling with loss, poverty, and the erasure of social bonds.” —Lindsay Pereira, Broken Frontier

“Boldly expressive. An affecting coming-of-age story amidst political upheaval, foreign occupation, and the devastations of war.” —Library Journal, Best Graphic Novels of 2023

“An expertly controlled unfurling of fresh emotions.” —The Washington Post, Best Graphic Novels of 2023