The color of Earth
Title:
The color of Earth
JLCTITLE245:
Kim Dong Hwa ; translation from the Korean by Lauren Na ; [afterword by Hwang Min-Ho ; afterword translation by Alexis Siegel].
Personal Author:
Uniform Title:
Hwangt'opit iyagi. 1. English
Edition:
1st American ed.
Publication Information:
New York : First Second, 2009.
Physical Description:
319 p. : chiefly ill. ; 22 cm.
ISBN:
9781596434585
General Note:
Originally published in Korea, 2003.
Abstract:
A young girl, growing up with her mother who owns a tavern, learns about sex and life through village gossip, travelers and many questions.
In a timeless village in rural Korean young Ehwa and her widowed mother live quietly together, best friends and confidantes. With each year that passes, Ehwa blossoms into a young woman as the spring rains bring a new glow to the verdant landscape around them. More changes come with the spring: a chance meeting with a young monk stirs new emotions in Ehwa's heart, and a mysterious artist becomes the first man to catch her mother's eye since the Ehwa's father died. As Ehwa discovers love and desire for the first time, her mother learns to open her heart again. -- Book Jacket.
Contains graphic sexual topics.
Reading Level:
GN 600 L Lexile
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader Grades 9-12 4 2 Quiz 133793 English fiction.
Subject Term:
Contents:
Spring rain: pt. 1, the beetles -- Spring rain: pt. 2 the stinky poo tree -- The gourd flower -- The tiger lily -- The camellia seeds -- The spring rain tells me to blossom into a flower -- Love is in the air -- The scent of fresh young greens -- A young heart -- Unrequited love -- Painting the lives of women with rain and flowers / Hwang Min-Ho.