The Martyred by Richard E Kim
During the early weeks of the Korean War, Captain Lee, a young South Korean officer, is ordered to investigate the kidnapping and mass murder of North Korean ministers by Communist forces. For propaganda purposes, the priests are declared martyrs, but as he delves into the crime, Lee finds himself asking: What if they were not martyrs?
Written in a mood of total austerity; and yet the passion of the book is perpetually beating up against its seemingly barren surface.. I am deeply moved -- Philip Roth
Richard E. Kim (1932-2009) was born Kim Eun Kook in Hamheung, Korea. After an honorable discharge from the Republic of South Korea's army, he migrated to the United States, where he rose to prominence as an academic and a writer of novels, including The Innocent and Lost Names. Heinz Insu Fenkl is the director of the creative writing program at the State University of New York, New Paltz. Susan Choi is the author of A Person of Interest, The Foreign Student, and American Woman, a finalist for the 2004 Pulitzer Prize.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780143106401 |
| ISBN 10 | 0143106406 |
| Title | The Martyred |
| Author | Richard E Kim |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2011-05-31 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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