false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1188350762m/1787443.jpg 1787443 4 Set at the turn of the twenty-first century in China along the Tumen River, which separates northeast China and North Korea,<i> The Ginseng Hunter</i> follows the daily life of a Chinese ginseng hunter, who lives alone in the valley, spending his days up in the mountains looking for ginseng and preparing for winter. He is little aware of the world outside until shadowy figures hiding in the fields, bodies floating in the river, and rumors of thievery and murder begin to intrude on his cherished solitude. On one of his monthly trips to Yanji where he buys supplies and visits a brothel, he meets a young North Korean prostitute. Through her vivid tales, the tragedy occurring across the river unfolds, and over the course of the year the hunter unnervingly discovers that the fate of the young woman and those of four others rest in his hands. Taking readers intimately into the little understood lives of North Koreans, <i>The Ginseng Hunter </i>is a mesmerizing portrait of life along a fragile border.</p> 1786348 15 4 2008 The Ginseng Hunter: A Novel total:154|5:23|4:52|3:66|2:8|1:5| 154 542 331 55 0 1 false false Sun Jan 04 19:08:26 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 15:41:28 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 2 false false Sat Oct 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 16:17:41 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 31 08:48:23 -0700 2009
"Is there nothing happy in your life?"

She continues along the path before suddenly turning to me.

"Catching snowflakes on my eyelids and seeing how they stay there for a short while and fracture the light into a prism of colors, then m...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Aug 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 03 21:16:39 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 03 21:16:57 -0700 2009 along the Tumen river, which separates Northeast China and North
Korea, The Ginseng Hunter is an unforgettable portrait of life along a
fragile border." It is about a guy who lives a very solitary life on a
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The turn of the seasons governs a ginseng hunter’s life. From spring to late autumn, he must gather enough carefully unearthed roots to buy what he cannot grow in order to survive the winter. Each spring, he must begin again.

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very well written.]]> 3 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 22 18:12:25 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 18:13:43 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Nov 24 07:28:21 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 24 07:29:19 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1787443