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Focusing on three generations of a rail worker family and a factory worker's high-altitude sit-in, this novel explores the lives of ordinary Koreans from the Japanese colonial era to the present. It weaves together themes of national division and longing for reunification, while employing magical realism to portray modern industrial life. Hwang's work stands as a culmination of his career, revealing the grief and cultural identity of a divided nation, making it a poignant reflection on the trials faced by the Korean people over three decades.
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Mater 2-10, Hwang Sok-yong
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- Released
- 2024
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- Title
- Mater 2-10
- Subtitle
- Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2024
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Hwang Sok-yong
- Publisher
- Scribe Publications Pty Ltd
- Released
- 2024
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 496
- ISBN13
- 9781957363998
- Series
- Rating
- 3.65 out of 5
- Description
- Focusing on three generations of a rail worker family and a factory worker's high-altitude sit-in, this novel explores the lives of ordinary Koreans from the Japanese colonial era to the present. It weaves together themes of national division and longing for reunification, while employing magical realism to portray modern industrial life. Hwang's work stands as a culmination of his career, revealing the grief and cultural identity of a divided nation, making it a poignant reflection on the trials faced by the Korean people over three decades.