Ginseng roots / Craig Thompson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thompson, Craig, 1975- author, illustrator.

Contributor:

Madden, Matt, associated name, former owner.

Abel, Jessica, associated name, former owner.

Uncivilized Books, publisher.

Comics Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Jessica Abel and Matt Madden Collection of Graphic Novels (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Thompson, Craig, 1975---Biography--Comic books, strips, etc.

Thompson, Craig.

Farmers--Comic books, strips, etc.

Farmers.

Ginseng--Comic books, strips, etc.

Ginseng.

Cartoonists--United States--Biography--Comic books, strips, etc.

Cartoonists.

Comic books, strips, etc.

Genre:

Nonfiction comics.

Autobiographical comics.

Graphic novels.

Physical Description:

12 issues : chiefly color illustrations ; 14-23 cm + supplement + sticker

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis, MN : Uncivilized Books, 2020-2024

Summary:

From ages 10 to 20, Craig Thompson (author of Blankets, Goodbye Chunky Rice, Habibi, Carnet De Voyage, Space Dumplins) and his little brother Phil, toiled in Wisconsin farms weeding and harvesting ginseng. The medicinal herb fetched huge profits in China and funded Craig's youthful obsession with comic books. Comics, in turn, allowed him to escape his rural, working-class trappings. For the first time in his career, Thompson is serializing his story. Part memoir, part travelogue, part essay (all comic book) Ginseng Roots is a sweeping narrative that unearths surprising connections between class divide, agriculture, holistic healing, the 300-year-long trade relationship between China and North America, childhood labor, and the bond between two brothers.

Notes:

Set includes issues 1-12 and 1 supplement of Ginseng Roots.

Local Notes:

Comics 516 : Purchased for the Penn Libraries from Jessica Abel and Matt Madden in 2026. Have only issues 4-8.

ISBN:

9781941250587

1941250580

OCLC:

1376496816