But when they find that their commitments lead them in terrible, frightening directions-one toward massacres, another toward martyrdom-they must ask questions for which there are no easy answers. “In Boxers and Saints, Gene Luen Yang once again masterfully draws us into the most difficult issues of self-identity and communal understanding, with characters who struggle to act out of their deepest cultural and spiritual selves. “A masterful work of historical fiction that happens to be in the form of a graphic novel, and a very accessible view into a complicated moment in Chinese history.” -Dave Eggers
American Born Chinese author Gene Luen Yang brings his clear-eyed storytelling and trademark magical realism to the complexities of the Boxer Rebellion and lays bare the foundations of extremism, rebellion, and faith.ĭiscover the other side of the Boxer Rebellion in Saints - the companion volume to Boxers. Little Bao is fighting for the glory of China, but at what cost? So many are dying, including thousands of "secondary devils" - Chinese citizens who have converted to Christianity.īoxers & Saints is an innovative new graphic novel in two volumes - the parallel stories of two young people caught up on opposite sides of a violent rift. Harnessing the powers of ancient Chinese gods, he recruits an army of Boxers - commoners trained in kung fu who fight to free China from "foreign devils."Īgainst all odds, this grass-roots rebellion is violently successful. Bands of foreign missionaries and soldiers roam the countryside, bullying and robbing Chinese peasants. In 2016, he was named a MacArthur Foundation Fellow.Ĭhina,1898. His other comics works include Secret Coders (with Mike Holmes), The Shadow Hero (with Sonny Liew), as well as Superman Smashes the Klan and the Avatar: The Last Airbender series (both with Gurihiru).
His nonfiction graphic novel Dragon Hoops received an Eisner Award and a Printz honor. His two-volume graphic novel Boxers & Saints won the LA Times Book Prize and was a National Book Award finalist. His graphic novel American Born Chinese, a National Book Award finalist and Printz Award winner, has been adapted into a streaming series on Disney+. As the Library of Congress’s fifth National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, he advocates for the importance of reading, especially reading diversely. Gene Luen Yang writes, and sometimes draws, comic books and graphic novels.
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