Mater 2-10
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London : Scribe UK, 2023.
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xiv, 474 pages ; 24 cm.
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Wellington Public Library - FICTION | FIC Sok | On Shelf |
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Published
London : Scribe UK, 2023.
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Book
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English
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Translated from the Korean.
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"International Booker-nominated virtuoso Hwang Sok-yong is back with another powerful story -- an epic tale that threads together a century of Korean history. In contemporary Seoul, a laid-off worker stages a months-long sit-in atop a sixteen-story factory chimney. During the long and lonely nights, he talks to his ancestors, chewing on the meaning of life, on wisdom passed down the generations. Through the lives of those ancestors, three generations of railroad workers, Mater 2-10 vividly portrays the struggles of ordinary Koreans, starting from the Japanese colonial era, continuing through Liberation, and right up to the twenty-first century. It is at once a gripping account of a nation's longing to be free from oppression, a lyrical folktale that reflects the blood, sweat, and tears shed by modern industrial laborers, and a culmination of Hwang's career -- a masterpiece thirty years in the making. A true voice of a generation, Hwang shows again why he is unmatched when it comes to depicting the roots and reality of a divided nation and bringing to life the trials and tribulations of the Korean people." -- Back cover.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Hwang, S., Kim-Russell, S., & Bae, Y. J. (2023). Mater 2-10 . Scribe UK.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hwang, Sŏg-yŏng, 1943-, Sora, Kim-Russell and Youngjae Josephine, Bae. 2023. Mater 2-10. Scribe UK.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hwang, Sŏg-yŏng, 1943-, Sora, Kim-Russell and Youngjae Josephine, Bae. Mater 2-10 Scribe UK, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hwang, Sŏg-yŏng, Sora Kim-Russell, and Youngjae Josephine Bae. Mater 2-10 Scribe UK, 2023.
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