The Boy from Clearwater: Book 1
Description
FREEMAN BOOK AWARD WINNER
An incredible true story in graphic novel form that lays bare the tortured and triumphant history of Taiwan, an island claimed and fought over by many countries, through the life story of a man who lived through its most turbulent times.
--Booklist (starred) "A story of persistence, both hopeful and chilling, and a powerful vision of the personal implications of Taiwan's mid-century history."
--School Library Journal "Stunning."
--Kirkus
Product Details
Price
$25.99
$24.17
Publisher
Levine Querido
Publish Date
November 28, 2023
Pages
352
Dimensions
6.4 X 8.8 X 2.0 inches | 2.15 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9781646142798
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Yu Pei-yun graduated from the Department of Foreign Language, National Taiwan University and holds a doctoral degree in Human Science from Ochanomizu University, Japan. Currently teaching at the Graduate Institute of Children's Literature at National Taitung University, she is devoted to the studies of Children's Literature and Culture. Yu also writes, translates, critiques, curates exhibitions about and plans the publication of children's literature. Chou Jian-xin holds a master's degree from the Graduate Institute of Plastic Arts, Taipei National University of the Arts and is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in Children's Literature at National Taitung University. Lin King is a writer and translator from Taipei, Taiwan. Her work has appeared in publications including Boston Review, Joyland, Asymptote, and Columbia Journal, and has won the PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers. She translates from Mandarin Chinese and Japanese to English, and her translation of Yang Shuang-zi's Taiwan Travelogue is forthcoming from Graywolf Press.
Reviews
"A story of persistence, both hopeful and chilling, and a powerful vision of the personal implications of Taiwan's mid-century history." - School Library Journal
"Complex." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"Complex." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books