| Boxers & Saints Boxed Set Contributor(s): Yang, Gene Luen (Author), Pien, Lark, Yang, Gene Luen (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1596439246 ISBN-13: 9781596439245 Publisher: First Second OUR PRICE: $31.43 Product Type: Boxed Set Published: September 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels - Historical - Young Adult Fiction | Historical - Asia - Young Adult Fiction | People & Places - Asia |
| Dewey: 741.5 |
| Series: Boxers & Saints |
| Physical Information: 1.94" H x 6.3" W x 8.83" (2.82 lbs) 512 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Chinese - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Boxers & Saints Boxed Set from Gene Luen Yang, one of the greatest comics storytellers alive, brings all his formidable talents to bear in this astonishing work. In two volumes, Boxers & Saints tells two parallel stories. The first is of Little Bao, a Chinese peasant boy whose village is abused and plundered by Westerners claiming the role of missionaries. Little Bao, inspired by visions of the Chinese gods, joins a violent uprising against the Western interlopers. Against all odds, their grass-roots rebellion is successful. But in the second volume, Yang lays out the opposite side of the conflict. A girl whose village has no place for her is taken in by Christian missionaries and finds, for the first time, a home with them. As the Boxer Rebellion gains momentum, Vibiana must decide whether to abandon her Christian friends or to commit herself fully to Christianity. Boxers & Saints is one of the most ambitious graphic novels First Second has ever published. It offers a penetrating insight into not only one of the most controversial episodes of modern Chinese history, but into the very core of our human nature. Gene Luen Yang is rightly called a master of the comics form, and this book will cement that reputation. This boxed set includes the trade paperback Boxers as well as the trade paperback Saints, packaged together in one slipcase. A New York Times bestsellerWinner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature A New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of 2013 |
Contributor Bio(s): Yang, Gene Luen: - Gene Luen Yang writes, and sometimes draws, comic books and graphic novels. As the Library of Congress' fifth National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, he advocates for the importance of reading, especially reading diversely. American Born Chinese, his first graphic novel from First Second Books, was a National Book Award finalist, as well as the winner of the Printz Award and an Eisner Award. His two-volume graphic novel Boxers & Saints won the L.A. Times Book Prize and was a National Book Award Finalist. His other works include Secret Coders (with Mike Holmes), The Shadow Hero (with Sonny Liew), New Super-Man from DC Comics (with various artists), and the Avatar: The Last Airbender series from Dark Horse Comics (with Gurihiru). In 2016, he was named a MacArthur Foundation Fellow. |