Gene Luen Yang is rightly called a master of the comics form, and this book will cement that reputation.
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. Boxers & Saints is one of the most ambitious graphic novels First Second has ever published. As the Boxer Rebellion gains momentum, Vibiana must decide whether to abandon her Christian friends or to commit herself fully to Christianity. She finds friendshipand a name, Vibianain the most unlikely of places: Christianity. An unwanted and unwelcome fourth daughter, Four-Girl isnt even given a proper name by her family when shes born. 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. Boxers & Saints2 Saints Gene Luen Yang 3.84 15,124 ratings1,560 reviews Want to read Kindle 11.99 Rate this book China, 1898. But in the second volume, Yang lays out the opposite side of the conflict. Against all odds, their grass-roots rebellion is successful. Little Bao, inspired by visions of the Chinese gods, joins a violent uprising against the Western interlopers.
The first is of Little Bao, a Chinese peasant boy whose village is abused and plundered by Westerners claiming the role of missionaries. "American Born Chinese" author Gene Luen Yang brings his trademark magical realism to the complexities of the Boxer Rebellion, and lays bare the universal foundations of extremism, rebellion, and faith.In two volumes, Boxers & Saints tells two parallel stories. "Saints "tells Vibiana's story, and the companion volume, "Boxers," tells the story of Little Bao, a young man who joins the Boxer Rebellion. This innovative format presents two parallel tales about young people caught up on opposite sides of a violent rift. "-""Boxers & Saints" is a groundbreaking novel in two volumes. and whether she is willing to die for her faith. Torn between her nation and her Christian friends, Vibiana will have to decide where her true loyalties lie. The Boxer Rebellion is murdering Westerners and Chinese Christians alike. But China is a dangerous place for Christians. She finds friendship-and a name, Vibiana-in the most unlikely of places: Christianity.
An unwanted fourth daughter, Four-Girl isn't even given a proper name by her family.
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