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The prisoner / by Hwang Sok-yong ; translated by Anton Hur and Sora Kim-Russell.

Van Pelt Library PL992.29.S6 A3 2021
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Hwang, Sŏg-yŏng, 1943- author.
Contributor:
Hur, Anton, translator.
Kim-Russell, Sora, translator.
Standardized Title:
Suin. English
Language:
English
Korean
Subjects (All):
Novelists, Korean--Biography.
Novelists, Korean.
Political prisoners--Korea (South)--Biography.
Political prisoners.
Korea (South).
Politics and government.
Hwang, Sŏg-yŏng, 1943-.
Hwang, Sŏg-yŏng.
Korea (South)--Politics and government--1988-2002.
Genre:
Biographies.
Autobiographies.
Physical Description:
610 pages ; 25 cm
Place of Publication:
London ; New York : Verso, 2021.
Summary:
"A sweeping account of modern Korean history and a vivid memoir of political persecution from Korea's most acclaimed novelist"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: 1. Leaving: 1985
86
2. Prison I
3. Visit to the North: 1986
89
4. Prison II
5. Exile: 1989
-93
6. Prison III
7. Childhood: 1947
56
8. Prison IV
9. Lost: 1956
66
10. Prison V
11. Deployment: 1966
69
12. Dictatorship: 1969
76
13. Gwangju: 1976
85
14. Prison VI.
Notes:
"Readers should note that in order to bring the original two volume Korean text into one English volume, this translation is a slightly shortened version of the text, abridged in collaboration between the author, translators, and editor"--Editor's note.
Other Format:
Online version: Hwang, Sŏg-yŏng, 1943- Prisoner.
ISBN:
9781839760839
1839760834
OCLC:
1245249992
Publisher Number:
99989029741

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