Overview
Una crĆ³nica trepidante sobre la rebeliĆ³n estudiantil y la amistad que provocan los libros.
La novela grƔfica de mayor Ʃxito en Estados Unidos y Corea.
Kim Hyun Sook , obediente hija de los dueƱos de un modesto restaurante de Corea del Sur, siempre habĆa sido una estudiante apolĆtica y el orgullo de la familia, a quien agradecĆa eternamente el esfuerzo para sufragar los gastos de su matrĆcula universitaria. Un dĆa, siguiendo el consejo de su tutor, se une al equipo de danza folclĆ³rica de la facultad, donde conoce a un compaƱero que la invita a un club de lectura prohibido. Cohibida al principio, Kim acepta por sus ganas de conocimiento y su pasiĆ³n por la lectura, hasta que se da cuenta que los libros seleccionados por el club (Moby Dick, La letra escarlata, Hamletā¦) tienen un denominador comĆŗn revelador: todos denuncian, de una forma u otra, el rĆ©gimen opresivo del paĆs y alientan a rebelarse contra el mismo.
Memorias personales de la propia Kim Hyun Sook en estilo manhwa sobre la corrupciĆ³n polĆtica y la pĆ©rdida de la inocencia a travĆ©s de la literatura, El Club de los Libros Prohibidos es una novela grĆ”fica sobre la supervivencia y el empoderamiento de la juventud en un entorno dictatorial opresivo plagado de fake news y censura. El poder del miedo ejercido por los gobiernos y los peligros de la pacificaciĆ³n mediante el entretenimiento evidencian que el rĆ©gimen coreano tenĆa perfectamente controlada a la poblaciĆ³n para distraerla de su flagrante sistema corrupto. Solo el activismo estudiantil nos salvarĆ” del sistema. El libro pone Ć©nfasis en cĆ³mo las democracias deben ser constantemente actualizadas mediante la educaciĆ³n, la vigilancia y la acciĆ³n, y rinde tributo a la resistencia que los jĆ³venes pueden y deben ejercer contra la opresiĆ³n.
Ā«Emocionante novela de crecimiento que invita a la reflexiĆ³n.Ā» Kirkus Reviews
Ā«Muy recomendable para lectores apasionados por el activismo o la historia polĆtica, o para aquellos que simplemente buscan una excelente historia.Ā» SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL, Starred Review
Ā«Captura de manera conmovedora el viaje de la activista de Kim como una joven estudiante con una resonancia conmovedora que seguramente inspirarĆ” a la generaciĆ³n juvenil actual.Ā» BOOKLIST, Starred Review
Ā«Los mensajes de esperanza son universales, al igual que los conmovedores recordatorios de que el cambio puede ocurrir cuando la gente estĆ” dispuesta a hablar.Ā» PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, Starred Review
Ā«Combinando la intriga polĆtica de la vida real con un elenco atractivo, El Club de los Libros Prohibidos es un bildungsroman grĆ”fico emocionante que invita a la reflexiĆ³n.Ā» FOREWORD REVIEWS
Ā«Un homenaje a la resistencia de los jĆ³venes frente a la opresiĆ³n.Ā» SLATE
Ā«Es difĆcil imaginar un mundo en el que este cĆ³mic sea mĆ”s relevante de lo que es ahora.Ā» A.V. CLUB
Ā«El Club de los Libros Prohibidos es la autobiografĆa definitiva que llega una vez cada generaciĆ³n. No hay nada como esto en tu estanterĆas.Ā» BLACK NERD PROBLEMS
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
A Junior Library Guild Selection
"Highly recommended for readers passionate about activism." ā SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL, Starred Review
"Sure to inspire todayās youthful generation of tenacious changemakers." ā BOOKLIST, Starred Review
"The messages of hope are universal." ā PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, Starred Review
"A timely read about friendship amid chaos." ā NPR
"Itās hard to imagine a world where Banned Book Club could be more relevant than it is right now." ā A.V. CLUB
When Kim Hyun Sook started college in 1983 she was ready for her world to open up. After acing her exams and sort-of convincing her traditional mother that it was a good idea for a woman to go to college, she looked forward to soaking up the ideas of Western Literature far from the drudgery she was promised at her familyās restaurant. But literature class would prove to be just the start of a massive turning point, still focused on reading but with life-or-death stakes she never could have imagined.
This was during South Korea's Fifth Republic, a military regime that entrenched its power through censorship, torture, and the murder of protestors. In this charged political climate, with Molotov cocktails flying and fellow students disappearing for hours and returning with bruises, Hyun Sook sought refuge in the comfort of books. When the handsome young editor of the school newspaper invited her to his reading group, she expected to pop into the cafeteria to talk about Moby Dick, Hamlet, and The Scarlet Letter. Instead she found herself hiding in a basement as the youngest member of an underground banned book club. And as Hyun Sook soon discovered, in a totalitarian regime, the delights of discovering great works of illicit literature are quickly overshadowed by fear and violence as the walls close in.
In BANNED BOOK CLUB, Hyun Sook shares a dramatic true story of political division, fear-mongering, anti-intellectualism, the death of democratic institutions, and the relentless rebellion of reading.
This book title, El club de los libros prohibidos/ Banned Book Club, ISBN: 9788412128284, by Kim Hyun Sook, Ko Hyung-Ju, Julia Osuna Aguilar, published by PRH Grupo Editorial (December 28, 2021) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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