false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171100331m/87209.jpg 87209 1 Korea, 1941. The Japanese occupy the country, and two young Koreans grow up in very different worlds. For Sei-Young Shin, a young man born into a poor family in the rural south, it is a time of oppression. The Japanese have issued strict prohibitions against the Korean language, religion, and food. For Heisook Pang, the daughter of a prosperous family from the north, life is easier. But the onset of World War II changes everything: Heisooks privileges are suddenly stripped away, and she is forced to make a daring escape, across the border into the south, where an encounter with Sei-Young changes their lives forever. Based on the real-life stories of the authors parents, To Swim Across the World is a wonderful love story and an intimate vision of a countrys terrible, recent past. 84178 2002 To Swim Across the World: A Novel total:26|5:5|4:11|3:8|2:1|1:1| 26 96 34 7 3 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 09:43:40 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 09:48:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jun 07 22:07:14 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 22:07:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Tue Jan 06 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Fri Aug 07 13:54:47 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 07 13:55:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Mar 21 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 21 07:04:40 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 21 10:56:22 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Fri Feb 22 21:28:39 -0800 2008 Fri Mar 21 22:00:04 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Fri Apr 18 00:38:04 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 18 00:43:44 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Tue Apr 08 09:29:08 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 08 09:29:42 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Tue Sep 22 11:50:14 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 11:50:14 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Sep 15 12:27:40 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 12:27:40 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Sep 05 09:42:02 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 09:42:16 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Sun Jul 12 06:42:43 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 06:46:53 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri May 15 07:58:44 -0700 2009 Fri May 15 07:58:51 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Apr 09 13:03:46 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 09 13:03:46 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Feb 02 20:56:54 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 02 20:56:54 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sun Jan 11 15:20:27 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 15:20:27 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Fri Jan 09 11:31:08 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 09 11:31:08 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Mon Nov 24 01:00:06 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 24 01:00:06 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Mon Oct 13 10:17:51 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 13 10:17:51 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Wed Jul 23 21:03:37 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 23 21:03:37 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sat Jul 19 23:11:58 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 19 23:11:58 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=87209