Boxers & Saints Boxed Set

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Jean Ruen Yang, one of the leading contemporary cartoonists, showcases his talent to the fullest in this stunning work. The “Boxers & Saints” box set contains two books that depict the Boxer Rebellion from different perspectives.

The protagonist of the first volume is Little Bao, a boy living in a rural Chinese village. Westerners claiming to be missionaries ravage and plunder the village. After seeing visions of Chinese gods, Bao joins a rebellion to fight back against the Western invaders with force. This rebellion, which began with the villagers rising up, overcomes overwhelming odds and achieves success.

Volume 2 depicts the same conflict from the other side. Viviana, a girl who had no place in her village, finds her place for the first time when she is welcomed by Christian missionaries. As the Boxer Rebellion gains momentum, she is forced to decide whether to abandon her friends or to pursue a new way of life.

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The Boxers & Saints Boxed Set from Gene Luen Yang, one of the greatest comics storytellers alive, brings all his formidable talents to bear in this astonishing work.

In two volumes, Boxers & Saints tells two parallel stories. The first is of Little Bao, a Chinese peasant boy whose village is abused and plundered by Westerners claiming the role of missionaries. Little Bao, inspired by visions of the Chinese gods, joins a violent uprising against the Western interlopers. Against all odds, their grass-roots rebellion is successful.

But in the second volume, Yang lays out the opposite side of the conflict. 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. As the Boxer Rebellion gains momentum, Vibiana must decide whether to abandon her friends or to commit herself fully to her new life.