“1951 Korea: shy PX vendor and fugitive artist forge tender bond amid war's devastation.”
The Naked Tree
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1951 Korea: shy PX vendor and fugitive artist forge tender bond amid war's devastation.
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)
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A Manhwa Publication
- Format 11 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 28m approx
- Published Nov 2019 – ongoing
- Source Manhwa media type
- Ref. BS-M65745 catalog