![]() ![]() "Lee Lai’s ‘Stone Fruit’ is one of those rare graphic novels where everything - story, text, images, style - comes together in full complement to create a memorable, moving experience for readers.” Dream-like ink wash landscapes contrast with bodies that carry the marks of living and loving, just as the scenes of joyous monstrosity are foils for the traumas embedded in the lives of Bron, Ray, Amanda, and Nessie. These choices bring a starkness to the story, but they also open spaces for readers to engage more deeply with the complexities around what family means. Of the book, jurors said, “How is it that something so sweet, wonderful, and delicious is also filled with hardness? This question animates Lee Lai’s empathetic exploration of love, intimacy, kinship, and care in ‘Stone Fruit.’ Lai’s nuanced character and question-driven graphic novel sparingly uses line, text, and color. Penn State University Libraries sponsors this juried award and its administrator, the Pennsylvania Center for the Book. “Stone Fruit,” written by Lee Lai and published by Fantagraphics, has won the 2022 Lynd Ward Graphic Novel Prize. ![]()
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