A coming-of-age novel set during the Korean War, by Pak Wan-Suh, one of Korea's leading contemporary writers. The award-winning author of more than twenty novels, and numerous short stories and essays, Park often deals with the themes of Korean War tragedies, middle-class values, and women's issues. The novel is rich with scenes of cultural clashes, racial prejudice, and the kinds of misunderstandings that many American soldiers and Koreans experienced during the war years.
ISBN: | 9781885445735 |
Publication date: | 30th April 2011 |
Author: | Wanso Pak |
Publisher: | Cornell University East Asia Program an imprint of Cornell University Press |
Format: | Hardback |
Pagination: | 188 pages |
Series: | Cornell East Asia Series |
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Narrative theme: Coming of age Asian history General Fiction |