The Golden Phoenix

Chi-mun Sŏ

Original title: The golden phoenix

Translated by Ji-moon Suh earliest edition we have, 1999 Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1999 hardcover 275 pages

These seven stories, dramatic and thought-provoking, provide a compelling picture of Korean life in the 1940s-1990s. Family and community ties, respect for tradition, survival in the face of repeated national disasters and wrenching social upheaval - these are among the themes evoked in the collection. The narratives make palpable the lives and emotions of characters from differing backgrounds, all of whom must negot...

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This book in English

Ji-moon Suh 1 printing we hold · 1999 · Lynne Rienner Publishers
Suh Ji-Moon 1 printing we hold · 1999 · Lynne Rienner Publishers

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The Golden Phoenix hardcover · 1999 · Lynne Rienner Publishers · 275 pages · 9780894108624
The Golden Phoenix paperback · 1999 · Lynne Rienner Publishers · 297 pages · 9780894108822

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