The Guest, by Hwang Sok-yong, translated by Kyung ja Chun and Maya West

This review contains spoilers.This novel by the famed Korean author who suffered prison as a result of visiting North Korea was created with the intent of healing fifty-plus years of truly deep and bloody wounds between North and South Korea that continue to mar an open dialogue between the two nations and even between family members. Interestingly the book is organized in twelve chapters that