The prisoner /

Hwang, Sŏg-yŏng,

The prisoner / by Hwang Sok-yong ; translated by Anton Hur and Sora Kim-Russell. - London: Verso, 2021 - 610 pages ;

"Readers should note that in order to bring the original two volume Korean text into one English volume, this translation is a slightly shortened version of the text, abridged in collaboration between the author, translators, and editor"--Editor's note.

Leaving: 1985-86 -- Prison I -- Visit to the North: 1986-89 -- Prison II -- Exile: 1989-93 -- Prison III -- Childhood: 1947-56 -- Prison IV -- Lost: 1956-66 -- Prison V -- Deployment: 1966-69 -- Dictatorship: 1969-76 -- Gwangju: 1976-85 -- Prison VI.

"A sweeping account of modern Korean history and a vivid memoir of political persecution from Korea's most acclaimed novelist"--

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Novelists, Korean--Biography.
Political prisoners--Korea (South)--Biography.

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