End of August, The [electronic resource] : A Novel
Yu Miri2023
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From the National Book Award winning author, an extraordinary, ground-breaking,
epic multi-generational novel about a Korean family living under Japanese
occupation.
In 1930s Japanese-occupied Korea, Lee Woo-cheol was a running prodigy and a
contender for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. But he would have had to run under
the Japanese flag.
Nearly a century later, his granddaughter is living in Japan and training to run
a marathon herself. She summons Korean shamans to hold an intense, transcendent
ritual to connect with Lee Woo-cheol. When his ghost appears, alongside those of
his brother Lee Woo-Gun, and their young neighbor, who was forced to become a
comfort woman to Japanese soldiers stationed in China during World War II, she
must uncover their stories to free their souls. What she discovers is at the
heart of this sweeping, majestic novel about a family that endured death, love,
betrayal, war, political upheaval, and ghosts, both vengeful and wistful.
A poetic ma...
Main title:
Author:
Yu Miri, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Penguin Random House, 2023
Collation:
1 online resource (1 audio file) (776 MB, 28:16:28 H)
Performers:
Narrator: Sue Jean Kim
Audience:
Adult
System details:
Platform: findawayMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780593684092
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
528696
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eAudiobook |