The end of August / Yu Miri ; translated by Morgan Giles.
"An epic multigenerational novel about a Korean family living under Japanese occupation"-- Provided by publisher.
In 1930s Japanese-occupied Korea, Lee Woo-cheol was a running prodigy and a contender for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. But he would have had to run under the Japanese flag. Nearly a century later, his granddaughter is living in Japan and training to run a marathon herself. She summons Korean shamans to hold an intense, transcendent ritual to connect with Lee Woo-cheol. When his ghost appears, alongside those of his brother Lee Woo-Gun, and their young neighbor, who was forced to become a comfort woman to Japanese soldiers stationed in China during World War II, she must uncover their stories to free their souls. What she discovers is at the heart of this sweeping, majestic novel about a family that endured death, love, betrayal, war, political upheaval, and ghosts, both vengeful and wistful.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593542668
- ISBN: 0593542665
- Physical Description: 710 pages : genealogical table ; 25 cm
- Edition: First United States edition
- Publisher: New York : Riverhead Books, 2023.
- Copyright: ©2004, ©2023
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- Originally published in Japan as "Hachi-gatsu no Hate" by Shinchosha, Tokyo, 2004.
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| Madison Main Library | FIC YU (Text) | 30229101370897 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Braswell Memorial Main Library | FIC Yu (Text) | 37807000055472 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Carver School Road Branch | FIC Yū, Miri (Text) | 0112524167361 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Cliffdale Library | F YU (Text) | 31781068754116 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| East Asheville Library | F YU (Text) | 0020660103027 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| East Regional Library | F YU (Text) | 31781068754124 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Goldsboro Library | F YU (Text) | 900005000214840 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Henderson Main Branch | YU (Text) | 33258010289973 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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