Richard E. Kim

Broschiertes Buch

Lost Names

Scenes from a Korean Boyhood

Beschreibung

Paints seven scenes from a boyhood and early adolescence in Korea at the height of the Japanese occupation, 1932 to 1945. This title presents a memory of family and a vivid portrayal of life in a time of anguish.

Autor

Richard E. Kim (1932 - 2009) was a celebrated novelist, essayist, documentary filmmaker, and professor of literature at University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Syracuse University, San Diego State University, and at Seoul National University. He was founder and president of Trans-Lit Agency, a literary agency devoted to establishing international copyright for works being published in Korea. His books include The Martyred (nominated for the National Book Award), The Innocent , and Lost Koreans in China and the Soviet Union: Photo Essays . He was recipient of the Ford Foundation Foreign Area Fellowship, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and a National Endowment for the Arts Literary Fellowship.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of California Press
• 2 ed
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. März 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 208mm x 142mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 300g
• ISBN-13: 9780520268128
• ISBN-10: 0520268121
• Artikelnr.: 30364715