The Eternal Smile Derek Kirk Kim 9781596431560

A fantastical adventure through the worlds we live in and the worlds we create. From two masters of the graphic novel - Gene Luen Yang ('American Born Chinese') and Derek Kirk Kim ('Same Difference and Other Stories') come three magical tales:- The story of a prince who defeats his greatest enemy only to discover that maybe his world is not what it had seemed.- The story of a frog who finds that just being a frog might be the way to go.- The story of a women who receives an email from Prince Henry of Nigeria asking for a loan to help save his family - and gives it to him. With vivid artwork and moving writing, Derek Kirk Kim and Gene Luen Yang test the boundaries between fantasy and reality, exploring the ways that the world of the imagination can affect real life.

About the Author
Gene Luen Yang is the author of American Born Chinese, winner of the Michael L Printz Award, the Eisner Award and a finalist for the National Book Award. He teaches high school in San Francisco, California. Derek Kirk Kim is the author of Same Difference and Other Stories, the winner of the trifecta of comics awards - the Eisner, the Ignatz, and the Harvey. He lives in Portland, Oregon.

Awards
Short-listed for Green Mountain Book Award 2011.



Book Information
ISBN 9781596431560
Author Derek Kirk Kim
Format Paperback
Page Count 176
Imprint First Second
Publisher Roaring Brook Press
Weight(grams) 398g
Dimensions(mm) 213mm * 151mm * 12mm