I Met Loh Kiwan (Paperback)
Language: English
Published by University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu, HI, 2019
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Paperback. This captivating short novel follows the journey of North Korean refugee Loh Kiwan to a place where he doesnt speak the language or understand the customs. Lohs story of hardship and determination is gradually revealed in flashbacks by the narrator, Kim, a writer for a South Korean TV show, who learned about Loh from a news report. She traces his progress from North Korea to Brussels to London as he struggles to make his way and find a home in an unfamiliar world.Readers come to see that Kim, too, has embarked on a journey, one driven by her need to understand what drives people to live, even thrive, despite tremendous loss and despair. Her own conflicted feelings of personal and professional guilt are mirrored in the novels other characters: Jae, Kims romantic interest and producer of the TV show she once wrote for; Yunju, a young cancer victim whose illness she now regrets exploiting; Pak, a doctor who helped Loh in Brussels, yet suffers deep remorse over the many life and death decisions he has made for his patients. Author Cho Haejin weaves these characters into a story of hope and trust, one that asks basic questions about what it means to be human and humane.First published in 2011 in South Korea, this timely and moving story won the 2013 Shin Dong-yup Prize for Literature. A captivating short novel that follows the journey of North Korean refugee Loh Kiwan to a place where he doesn't speak the language or understand the customs. Loh's story of hardship and determination is revealed in flashbacks by the narrator, Kim, a writer for a South Korean TV show, who learned about Loh from a news report. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…
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- Title
- I Met Loh Kiwan (Paperback)
- Author
- Haejin Cho
- Publisher
- University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu, HI
- Publication year
- 2019
- Condition
- new
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 082488003X
- ISBN 13
- 9780824880033
Readers come to see that Kim, too, has embarked on a journey, one driven by her need to understand what drives people to live, even thrive, despite tremendous loss and despair. Her own conflicted feelings of personal and professional guilt are mirrored in the novel’s other characters: Jae, Kim’s romantic interest and producer of the TV show she once wrote for; Yunju, a young cancer victim whose illness she now regrets exploiting; Pak, a doctor who helped Loh in Brussels, yet suffers deep remorse over the many life and death decisions he has made for his patients. Author Cho Haejin weaves these characters into a story of hope and trust, one that asks basic questions about what it means to be human and humane.
First published in 2011 in South Korea, this timely and moving story won the 2013 Shin Dong-yup Prize for Literature.
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Ji-Eun Lee is associate professor of Korean language and literature at Washington University in St. Louis.
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