Description
Spanning the twentieth century, this winding, third-person epic follows multiple generations as their lives intersect with the shifting tides of postwar Korea. Blending fantastical exaggeration with sharp historical observation, it moves forward and backward through time, weaving extravagant backstories and recurring motifs into a story that feels both magical and grotesque. At its core, the novel explores how families endure—how memory, survival, and identity are shaped by war’s aftermath, social change, and the moral compromises people make to keep going. With Cheon Myeong-kwan’s energetic, satirical storytelling and expansive, omniscient scope, the book delivers a rollercoaster of adventure that ultimately confronts unpalatable truths about a not-so-distant past.
Available Editions
paperback
Steerforth Press
Published Jan 1, 2023
372 pages
ISBN: 9781953861146
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Details
First Published
2023
Language
kor
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