Bibliograph

The end of August, a novel, Yu Miri ; translated by Morgan Giles

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The end of August, a novel, Yu Miri ; translated by Morgan Giles

Language

eng

Illustrations

genealogical tables

Index

no index present

Literary Form

novels

Main title

The end of August

Oclc number

1350876307

Responsibility statement

Yu Miri ; translated by Morgan Giles

Sub title

a novel

Summary

"An epic multigenerational novel about a Korean family living under Japanese occupation"--, Provided by publisherIn 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

Target audience

adult

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