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Moms

Moms
Author
Yeong-shin Ma
Co-Author
-
Translator
Janet Hong
Publisher
Drawn Quarterly
Published Year
2020
Country
CANADA
Classification

KDC구분 > Social science

Original Title
엄마들
Original Language

Korean(한국어)

Romanization of Original
Eommadeul
ISBN
9781770464001
Page
372
Volume
-
Yeong-shin Ma
  • Yeong-shin Ma
  • Birth : 1982 ~ -
  • Occupation : Cartoonist
  • First Name : 영신
  • Family Name : 마
  • Korean Name : 마영신
  • ISNI : -
  • Works : 5
No. Call No. Location Status Due Date Reservation
1 영어 334.4 마영신 엄-Hon LTI Korea Library Available - -
Published Year Publisher Country Vendor
2021 Drawn Quarterly CANADA OverDrive
Descriptions
  • English(English)

Lee Soyeon, Myeong-ok, and Yeonjeong are all mothers in their mid-fifties. And they’ve had it. They can no longer bear the dead weight of their partners or the endless grind of menial jobs where their bosses control everything, down to how much water they can drink. Although Lee Soyeon divorced her husband years ago after his gambling drove their family into bankruptcy, she finds herself in another tired and dishonest decade-long relationship with Jongseok, a slimy waiter at a nightclub. Meanwhile, Myeong-ok is having an illicit affair with a younger man, and Yeonjeong, whose husband suffers from erectile dysfunction, has her eye on an acquaintance from the gym. Bored with conventional romantic dalliances, these women embrace outrageous sexual adventures and mishaps, ending up in nightclubs, motels, and even the occasional back-alley brawl.

With this boisterous and darkly funny manhwa, Yeong-shin Ma defies the norms of the traditional Korean family narrative, offering instead the refreshingly honest and unfiltered story of a group of middle-aged moms who yearn for something more than what the mediocre men in their lives can provide. Despite their less-than-desirable jobs, salaries, husbands, and boyfriends, these women brazenly bulldoze their way through life with the sexual vulnerability and lust typically attributed to twenty-somethings.

 

Source : https://www.amazon.com/Moms-Yeong-shin-Ma/dp/177046400X

Awards
  • 2021 The Harvey Awards

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