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The old garden / Hwang Sok-yong ; translated by Jay Oh.

by Hwang, Sŏg-yŏng, 1943-

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New York : Seven Stories Press, c2009.

Kwangju Uprising, Kwangju-si, Korea, 1980 -- Fiction.

Diaries -- Fiction.

Korea (South) -- Fiction.

9781583228999 (hbk.)

538 p. ; 24 cm.

Following an 18-year sentence, Oh Hyun Woo discovers that his former lover, Han Yoon Hee, has died. Oh returns to Kalmae, where they lived together, and discovers Yoon Hee's journals and letters to him. From there, the narrative combines Oh's memories and Yoon Hee's, often flowing seamlessly between the two. Yoon Hee's letters to Oh are layered in rich details and life-changing revelations, suggesting she knows all along that these letters will one day be all that's left of their relationship. Sok-Yong's attention to detail is especially powerful in Oh's descriptions of prison life and returning to the outside world, like waking up from a nap at the end of a summer day when the sun is setting.

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