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A family saga covering 5 generations of a working-class Korean family that immigrates to Japan in the 1930s.
This story is wrapped in Korean and Japanese 20th century history and culture. Lee does a magnificent job of making sure her readers understand without stopping to explain anything.
The story begins in 1910, when Japan annexed Korea. An elderly couple begin taking in boarders as their rent went up. Their only surviving child, Hoonie, had a cleft lip and bad foot, yet in 1911 a matchmaker c ...more
This story is wrapped in Korean and Japanese 20th century history and culture. Lee does a magnificent job of making sure her readers understand without stopping to explain anything.
The story begins in 1910, when Japan annexed Korea. An elderly couple begin taking in boarders as their rent went up. Their only surviving child, Hoonie, had a cleft lip and bad foot, yet in 1911 a matchmaker c ...more
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