Mater 2-10 (Sok-yong Hwang)(Paperback / softback)

Virtuoso Hwang Sok-yong is back with another powerful story--an epic, multi-generational tale that threads together a century of Korean history. Centered on a family of rail workers, Mater 2-10 vividly depicts the lives of workers and common folk, starting from the Japanese colonial era, continuing through Liberation, and right up to the twenty-first century, rendering in elegant prose a history of modern Korea. A true voice of a generation, Hwang shows again why he is unmatched when it comes to depicting the grief of a divided nation and bringing to life the cultural identity and trials and tribulations of the Korean people. Mater 2-10 moves like a locomotive, demonstrating both Hwang Sok-yong's powers as a writer and the beauty of the long novel. The plot centers on three generations of rail workers and Yi Jino, a laid-off factory
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