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.
- ISBN10 1885445830
- ISBN13 9781885445834
- Publish Date 28 February 2011
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Cornell University Press
- Imprint Cornell University East Asia Program
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 198
- Language English