![]() ![]() Boxers & Saints is one of the most ambitious graphic novels First Second has ever published. As the Boxer Rebellion gains momentum, Vibiana must decide whether to abandon her Christian friends or to commit herself fully to Christianity. ![]() A girl whose village has no place for her is taken in by Christian missionaries and finds, for the first time, a home with them. Against all odds, their grass-roots rebellion is successful.But in the second volume, Yang lays out the opposite side of the conflict. Little Bao, inspired by visions of the Chinese gods, joins a violent uprising against the Western interlopers. The first is of Little Bao, a Chinese peasant boy whose village is abused and plundered by Westerners claiming the role of missionaries. ![]() Boxers & Saints Boxed Set EditionOne of the greatest comics storytellers alive brings all his formidable talents to bear in this astonishing new work.In two volumes, Boxers & Saints tells two parallel stories. Gene Luen Yang is the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature. ![]()
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