Author: Park Kyong-ni
Translators: Choonwon Kang, et. al.
ISBN-13: 978-1-931907-10-1
ISBN-10: 1931907102
Order No. 1018
5.5 x 8.5, Paperback
320 pages, 2004
$18.95
20% off: $15.16
“A treasury of nuanced detail and a delicately textured
portrait of [the Korean] society.”
-- Booklist
BOOK
DESCRIPTION
Songsu Kim is orphaned when his father runs
away from home and her mother takes poison. Raised by his
uncle, he inherits the family pharmacy and later invests in
a small fishing fleet. He marries Punshi of his uncle's choosing
and has five daughters, but curse is the undercurrent of their
lives - the eldest daughter by an allegation of baby murder;
the second daughter by a failed love affair; the third by
insanity resulting from her shameless pursuit of personal
happiness; and the fourth by a grave misfortune at sea. Intriguing
and engaging, The Curse of Kim's Daughters takes a fascinating
look at the vast evolution of the Korean society in the first
half of the 20th century.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Born in 1926, Park Kyong-ni is one of the most
accomplished writers in Korea. Park is best known for her
voluminous novel Land (1994), which is a powerful rendition
of one family's saga through Korea's dark history in the first
half of the 20th century. Her other major works include A
Floating Island (1959), The Curse of Kim's Daughters
(1962), and The Marketplace and the Battlefield (1964).
She is currently at work on a new novel called Butterfly.
