Beasts of a Little Land

Beasts of a Little Land

Softcover
3.615

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Winner of the Yasnaya Polyana Award * Finalist for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize'Unforgettable' Nguy¿n Phan Qü Mai, author of The Mountains SingAs the Korean independence movement gathers pace, two children meet on the streets of Seoul. Fate will bind them through decades of love and war. They just don't know it yet.It is 1917, and Korea is under Japanese occupation. With the threat of famine looming, ten-year-old Jade is sold by her desperate family to Miss Silver's courtesan school in the bustling city of Pyongyang. As the Japanese army tears through the country, she is forced to flee to the southern city of Seoul. Soon, her path crosses with that of an orphan named JungHo, a chance encounter that will lead to a life-changing friendship.But when JungHo is pulled into the revolutionary fight for independence, Jade must decide between following her own ambitions and risking everything for the one she loves.Sweeping through five decades of Korean history, Juhea Kim's sparkling debut is an intricately woven tale of love stretched to breaking point, and two people who refuse to let go.Longlisted for the HWA Debut Crown Longlist 2022 * Longlisted for the Nota Bene Prize 2023'A stunning achievement' TLS

Book Information

Main Genre
Self-Help & Non-Fiction
Sub Genre
Family & Health
Format
Softcover
Pages
403
Price
13.50 €

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4

A really good book intertwined with Korean history

A really interesting book and interesting protagonist. I liked how over the span of all those years we as reader get to follow along all the hardships and happy moments.

3

Confusing at first but it was interesting to see the story unfold in an occupied Korea in 1918

3.5

Das Buch hat mir das Herz gebrochen. Es war traurig. Und das was es noch herzbrechender und trauriger macht ist, dass diese Kriege wirklich so geführt wurden. Die Menschen wirklich auf diese Art oder ähnlich gelitten haben. Dass heute immer noch Kriege so geführt werden und Menschen leiden.

2

I just couldn't get into it. It wasn't bad by any means I was just very bored because I couldn't connect with the characters, and I was very confused about what was going on at times.

4

spannendes thema (geschichte von korea) und ich bin ja auch fan von verwebten gesschichten über mehrere zeit epochen sogesehen da es in seoul spielte hab ich doch den ein oder anderen stadtteil/ort verorten können und mir hat das lesen sehr viel spaß gemacht

4

An interesting historical fiction. You get invested so quickly. It is amazing how connected everyone is. It does get heavy sometimes, but not too much. A heartbreaking but still wonderful story!

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