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The prisoner / by Hwang Sok-yong ; translated by Anton Hur and Sora Kim-Russell.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: London: Verso, 2021Description: 610 pagesISBN:
  • 9781839760839
  • 9781839760839
Uniform titles:
  • Suin.
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 895.71 23 SOK.P
Other classification:
Contents:
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.
Summary: "A sweeping account of modern Korean history and a vivid memoir of political persecution from Korea's most acclaimed novelist"--
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Item type Current library Home library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Reference Reference International Centre for Marxian Studies & Research General Stacks International Centre for Marxian Studies & Research 895.71 SOK.P (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan CMS2786

"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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