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Couleur de peau: miel #4
Couleur de peau : miel, Tome 4
Depuis sa redécouverte de la Corée en 2008, de nombreuses surprises n'ont cessées de se révéler à Jung-Sik Jun, l'interrogeant toujours plus profondément sur ses origines culturelles.
Le dernier voyage que Jung a effectué en Corée le confronte à une famille qui voit en lui leur fils perdu depuis 40 ans. Faut-il faire un test ADN ? Et si la réponse était positive ? Comment ont-ils perdu cet enfant ? Quid de sa famille en Belgique, qui l'a chéri et élevé ?! Partagé entre Europe et Asie, entre le souvenir de ce qui a été et tout ce qui aurait pu être, Jung tente de définir son métissage.
Le dernier voyage que Jung a effectué en Corée le confronte à une famille qui voit en lui leur fils perdu depuis 40 ans. Faut-il faire un test ADN ? Et si la réponse était positive ? Comment ont-ils perdu cet enfant ? Quid de sa famille en Belgique, qui l'a chéri et élevé ?! Partagé entre Europe et Asie, entre le souvenir de ce qui a été et tout ce qui aurait pu être, Jung tente de définir son métissage.
142 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2016
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May 22, 2023
Review in English just below
Oh la vache ! Je suis bien contente d'avoir laissé une espace de temps entre tomes 3 et 4...!
En anglais car épuisée ce soir...
Holy schnitzel! So glad I took a break between v. 3-4!
Backstory: Jung was born in South Korea in the 60s, was supposedly found by a police officer digging in the trash, so as an orphan he was part of an intercountry adoption wave and ended up in Belgium. (Did you know that South Korea was basically the OG international adoption countries and is still one of the top?) Needless to say, growing up in Europe in the 70s with parents who didn't know the first thing about Korean culture wasn't easy for Jung (or his adopted sister who met a tragic end) and through this series he's been trying to explore his identity and place in this world.
This volume was perhaps my favorite (or ties with V1) because, well as a mother it really touched me. He really takes the time to speak with his mother, asking her some really tough questions about his childhood, her behavior etc. Which is a nice counterbalance to how she was represented in previous volumes. Jung's perspective on his life experience, narrative skill, writing and even his drawing have matured over time.
Jung travels to Korea again, gets a chance to see his home town for the first time (only previously sent to Seoul) and he gets the chance to learn more about the situation of unwed mothers in Korea, apparently it's still like things were in the US till the 60s/70s ...
Lastly, Jung gets to experience a kind of parenthood through his graphic novels and movie. What i mean is that he gets to help others understand themselves, process their experience, their identity. And that's pretty darned cool.
It definitely ended on a cliffhanger, but the fact there hasn't been a fifth volume yet probably speaks volumes (har har)
Oh la vache ! Je suis bien contente d'avoir laissé une espace de temps entre tomes 3 et 4...!
En anglais car épuisée ce soir...
Holy schnitzel! So glad I took a break between v. 3-4!
Backstory: Jung was born in South Korea in the 60s, was supposedly found by a police officer digging in the trash, so as an orphan he was part of an intercountry adoption wave and ended up in Belgium. (Did you know that South Korea was basically the OG international adoption countries and is still one of the top?) Needless to say, growing up in Europe in the 70s with parents who didn't know the first thing about Korean culture wasn't easy for Jung (or his adopted sister who met a tragic end) and through this series he's been trying to explore his identity and place in this world.
This volume was perhaps my favorite (or ties with V1) because, well as a mother it really touched me. He really takes the time to speak with his mother, asking her some really tough questions about his childhood, her behavior etc. Which is a nice counterbalance to how she was represented in previous volumes. Jung's perspective on his life experience, narrative skill, writing and even his drawing have matured over time.
Jung travels to Korea again, gets a chance to see his home town for the first time (only previously sent to Seoul) and he gets the chance to learn more about the situation of unwed mothers in Korea, apparently it's still like things were in the US till the 60s/70s ...
Lastly, Jung gets to experience a kind of parenthood through his graphic novels and movie. What i mean is that he gets to help others understand themselves, process their experience, their identity. And that's pretty darned cool.
It definitely ended on a cliffhanger, but the fact there hasn't been a fifth volume yet probably speaks volumes (har har)
August 20, 2020
Quatrième et dernier volume de l'autobiographie de Jung, ce tome n'apporte pas grand-chose aux trois premiers. J'ai moins aimé les dessins, qui paraissent un peu moins soignés et j'ai trouvé dommage que l'interrogation finale reste en suspens. Comme pour les trois autres tomes, j'ai trouvé le sujet très intéressant mais pas forcément traité en profondeur.
December 30, 2021
Excellent, comme les 3 autres tomes!
August 20, 2022
C’est magnifique !
March 19, 2025
J'espère qu'il y aura un tome 5 🤞🏼
Le témoignage de la mère célibataire coréenne en fin de volume m'a beaucoup touchée
Le témoignage de la mère célibataire coréenne en fin de volume m'a beaucoup touchée
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