Craig Thompson Ginseng Roots : A Guardian Graphic Novel of the Year Hardcover Book

AN OBSERVER GRAPHIC NOVEL OF THE MONTHA GUARDIAN BEST GRAPHIC NOVEL OF 2025A modern classic. GUARDIANIt just blew me away. JEFF LEMIREBeautiful. ROLLING STONEA masterpiece. JOE SACCOFROM THE BESTSELLING, AWARDWINNING AUTHOR OF BLANKETS AND HABIBIFrom the celebrated author of Blankets and Habibi comes a longawaited new graphic memoir. Ginseng Roots follows Craig and his siblings, who spent the summers of their youth weeding and harvesting rows of coveted American ginseng on rural Wisconsin farms. Following an injury, Craig rediscovers this herb, central to Chinese medicine, and embarks on an extraordinary journey from his midwestern roots to northeast China. Suffused in a vibrant earthy palette, Ginseng Roots masterfully blends memoir, travelogue and cultural history to explore and illuminate ideas of creativity, doubt, healing and family. | Craig Thompson Ginseng Roots : A Guardian Graphic Novel of the Year Hardcover Book