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Sonju.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chang, Wondra.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women--Korea (South)--Social conditions--Fiction.
- Women.
- Arranged marriage--Korea (South)--Fiction.
- Arranged marriage.
- Women--Social conditions.
- Korea (South)--History--1948-1960--Fiction.
- Korea (South).
- Genre:
- Bildungsromans.
- Fiction.
- Historical fiction.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (194 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- La Vergne : Madville Publishing, 2021.
- Summary:
- "Sonju comes of age in Japanese-occupied Korea, and having received a modern education, she imagines a life of equality and freedom of choice. Her ideals soon clash with the centuries-old Confucian tradition of order and conformity when her mother arranges her marriage to a man she has never met. The decisions she makes during the Korean War lead to her being disowned by her family, betrayed by her best friend, and shunned by society. Through the period of rapidly evolving political strife in her country following its liberation in 1945, Sonju's private struggle to seek her relevance in a male-dominated society parallels the struggles of Korea on its way to becoming a force in the world."--Publisher's description.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Half Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Part One
- Seoul, 1946
- Maari, 1947
- Bath House
- The Hill
- Mother-in-Law's Grief
- Rice Planting, Fall Harvest
- First Sister's Outing, 1947 Fall
- First Election, 1948 May
- Sonju's Baby, 1949 Spring
- War, 1950 June
- The Battle of Daejon, 1950 July
- Husband's Return, 1951 Spring
- Sonju's Grievances, 1951
- The Unraveling, 1951 Fall
- 1952 February
- Part Two
- Kungu, 1952
- 1952 November
- Life Alone, 1953
- Lady Cho's Offer, 1953
- Confessions
- English Lesson, 1957
- Revolution and Coup, 1960, 1961
- Miss Im's Wedding, 1962
- Yunghee's Marriage, 1963
- After The Hall, 1963
- The Snow, 1965
- Losses
- Transformation
- Mother's Letter, 1968
- Coming into Her Own, 1969
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Readers' Guide
- Back Cover.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Chang, Wondra Sonju
- ISBN:
- 9781948692595
- 1948692597
- 9781948692588
- 1948692589
- OCLC:
- 1350449933
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