Can't I go instead
Yi, Kŭm-i, 1962-2023
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Can't I Go Instead follows the lives of the daughter of a Korean nobleman and her maidservant in the early 20th century. When the daughter's suitor is arrested as a Korean Independence activist, and she is implicated during the investigation, she is quickly forced into marriage to one of her father's Japanese employees and shipped off to the United States. At the same time, her maidservant is sent in her mistress's place to be a comfort woman to the Japanese Imperial army. Years of hardship, survival, and even happiness follows. In the aftermath of WWII, the women make their way home, where they must reckon with the tangled lives they've led, in an attempt to reclaim their identities, and find their place in an independent Korea.
Main title:
Can't I go instead / Lee Geum-yi ; translated by An Seonjae.
Author:
Yi, Kŭm-i, 1962-, authorAnthony, of Taizé, Brother, 1942-, translator
Imprint:
Melborne, Victoria : Scribe, 2023.©2023
Collation:
369 pages ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Translated from the Korean.
ISBN:
97817613803659781761380365
Dewey class:
895.734
Language:
English
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BRN:
542727
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandringham Library | Adult Fiction - General | YI | Onloan - Due: 12 Jun 2024 |