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Uncomfortably Happily

Uncomfortably Happily

PublisherDrawn & Quarterly
Date2017-05
TypeOriginal Graphic Novel, Trade Paperback
LanguageEnglish
ArtistYeon-Sik Hong
TranslatorHellen Jo
WriterYeon-Sik Hong
GenreAuto-Biography
Published inMontréal, QC
Pages576
ISBN978-1-77046-260-1
NotesCover price: $29.95 USD | $32.95 CAD With gorgeously detailed yet minimal art, cartoonist Yeon-Sik Hong explores his move with his wife to a small house atop a rural mountain, replacing the high-rent hubbub of Seoul with the quiet murmur of the country. With their dog, cats, and chickens by their side, the simple life and isolation they so desperately craved proves to present new anxieties. Hong paints a beautiful portrait of the Korean countryside, changing seasons, and the universal relationships humans have with each other as well as nature, both of which are sometimes frustrating but always rewarding.