Playing with Fire - Paperback
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Playing with Fire - Paperback
$34.20
by Chong-Rae Cho (Author), Kyung-Ja Chun (Translator)
In this work, the smoldering hatred of the Korean War period resurfaces decades later in the form of a ruthless quest for justice. The main character, a successful Seoul businessman, has a secret past: unknown to his wife and son, he once led another life under another name as a ruthless communist partisan. After a lifelong search, the son of one of his wartime victims discovers his true identity, then proceeds calmly and deliberately to exact a terrible revenge.
Author Biography
Cho Chong-Rae is among the most popular contemporary Korean writers, dealing in his fiction with the personal trials and social agonies of Korea's division.
Chun Kyung-Ja holds a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin and is Professor of English at the Catholic University of Korea. She has published many translations of modern Korean prose and poetry, including such novels as Peace Under Heaven by Ch'ae Man-Sik (M.E. Sharpe, 1991) and The Shadow of Arms by Hwang Suk-Young (Cornell East Asia Series).
Number of Pages: 202
Dimensions: 0.5 x 5.9 x 8.6 IN
Publication Date: March 31, 2010
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