Hwang Sun-won, perhaps the most beloved and respected Korean writer of the 20th century, based this extraordinary novel on his own experiences in his North Korean home village between the end of World War II and the eve of the Korean War when Korea had been divided into North and South by its two "liberators" - the United States and the Soviet Union. In this story the Soviet-backed communist party, using the promise of land reform, sets people at each other's throat. Portrayed here is an entire community caught in the political and social firestorm that brings out the selfishness, cruelty and...
Hwang Sun-won, perhaps the most beloved and respected Korean writer of the 20th century, based this extraordinary novel on his own experiences in his ...
A study of the Korean War, demonstrating how it is represented in literature and art, and emphasizing its human dimension. It features translations of Korean poetry, chapters on Korean art, a photographic essay by a combat journalist, Korean songs, and analysis of Korean films on the war.
A study of the Korean War, demonstrating how it is represented in literature and art, and emphasizing its human dimension. It features translations of...
In contrast to the many books that use military, diplomatic, and historic language in analyzing the Korean War, this book takes a cultural approach that emphasizes the human dimension of the war, an approach that especially features Korean voices. There are chapters on Korean art on the war, translations into English of Korean poetry by Korean soldiers, and American soldier poetry on the war. There is a photographic essay on the war by combat journalist and Pulitzer Prize winning photographer Max Desfor. Another chapter includes and analyzes songs on the Korean War - Korean, American, and...
In contrast to the many books that use military, diplomatic, and historic language in analyzing the Korean War, this book takes a cultural approach th...
