“OKEN: Childhood Memories of a Taiwanese Poet”, On August 1st by Fisfisa comics

“OKEN: Childhood Memories of a Taiwanese Poet” - Released on August 1st 2023
Author: Yang Mu | Artist: Shih-Hung Wu
✣【 Cross-national collaboration with the renowned French script supervisor Loo Hui Phang 】✣
✣【 Raymond Leblanc Award winner 】✣
“What if I also choose to pursue artistic creation? What then? ”
The childhood life of Taiwanese poet Yang Mu is graphically portrayed in this aesthetic comic book, alongside a narrative of the history giving a literary response to the era. Intimate and moving, Yang Mu reviewed his childhood memories, beginning with the airstrike during World War II, the promotion of monolingual policy, the earthquake in Hualien, and the period of Martial law, followed by his first inspiring of his pursuit of Art.
Adapted from the classic autobiographical prose “Mountain Wind and Ocean Rain” by Yang Mu, a renowned Taiwanese poet, this comic book is illustrated by the famous animator, Shih-hung Wu, a cross-cultural and cross-territorial artist well-known in Asia. Awarded the first prize of Raymond Leblanc, a young talent competition for comics, this comic book is worth reading!
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