Like most historical conflicts, The Boxer Rebellion (a label from the Western press) is difficult to summarize and has many facets and intricacies. The Boxer Rebellion bubbled to the surface during this time period and began raging across China. Yang focuses on China during the late 1800s and early 1900s as the setting for both texts. BOXERS and SAINTS can best be classified as historical fiction, with a healthy dose of magical realism. Yang skillfully captures and re-presents ideas of identity, stereotypes, cultural expectations and multiple perspectives in AMERICAN BORN CHINESE and he lends his skills to many of the same issues in BOXERS and SAINTS. Printz Award (2007) and was also a National Book Award nominee. AMERICAN BORN CHINESE was the first graphic novel to win the Michael L.
Written and illustrated by Gene Luen YangīOXERS and SAINTS is a two-volume work hot off the presses (September 10, 2013) from highly acclaimed AMERICAN BORN CHINESE author, Gene Luen Yang.
0 kommentar(er)
