The liberators : a novel
(Book)
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Published
Portland, Oregon : Tin House, 2023.
Format
Book
Edition
First US edition.
Status
Forks - New Books - Fiction - New Books Shelves
KOH EJ
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KOH EJ
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Published
Portland, Oregon : Tin House, 2023.
Edition
First US edition.
Physical Desc
225 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Includes a readers guide (pages 221-225).
Description
"At the height of the military dictatorship in South Korea, Insuk and Sungho are arranged to be married. The couple soon moves to San Jose, California, with an infant and Sungho's overbearing mother-in-law. Adrift in a new country, Insuk grieves the loss of her past and her divided homeland, finding herself drawn into an illicit relationship that sets into motion a dramatic saga and echoes for generations to come. From the Gwangju Massacre to the 1988 Olympics, flashbacks to Korean repatriation after Japanese surrender, and the Sewol ferry accident, E. J. Koh's exquisitely drawn portraits and symphonic testimony from guards, prisoners, perpetrators, and liberators spans continents and four generations of two Korean families forever changed by fateful past decisions made in love and war. Extraordinarily beautiful and deeply moving, The Liberators is an elegantly wrought family saga of memory, trauma, and empathy, and a stunning testament to the consequences and fortunes of inheritance"--,Provided by publisher.