Prisoner - A Memoir

A sweeping account of modern Korean history told through one writer's imprisonment—in time, in language, and in a divided country—from Korea’s most acclaimed novelist.

Info autore

HWANG SOK-YONG is the recipient of the highest literary prizes in Korea and across Europe. His writing, exploring the troubled history of a violently divided Korea, has achieved international acclaim, and his status as an imprisoned, exiled, and dissident author has been championed by World PEN. His many novels include At Dusk, Familiar Things, and The Guest.

Riassunto

A sweeping account of modern Korean history told through one writer's imprisonment-in time, in language, and in a divided country-from Korea's most acclaimed novelist.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Hwang Sok-yong, Sok-Yong Hwang
• Con la collaborazione di: Anton Hur (Traduzione), Sora Kim-Russell (Traduzione), Kim-Russell Sora (Traduzione)
• Editore: Verso
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.08.2021
• EAN: 9781839760839
• ISBN: 978-1-83976-083-9
• Pagine: 624
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi > Epistole, diari; Saggistica > Politica, società, economia > Biografie, autobiografie; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, military history, Memoirs, Military history: post WW2 conflicts, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, HISTORY / Asia / Korea, Autobiography: literary, Autobiography: writers, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period)