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OUR HAPPY TIME

OUR HAPPY TIME
Author
GONG JI-YOUNG
Co-Author
-
Translator
Sora Kim-Russell
Publisher
Atria Books/Marble Arch Press
Published Year
2014
Country
UNITED STATES
Classification

KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century

Original Title
우리들의 행복한 시간
Original Language

Korean(한국어)

Romanization of Original
Urideurui haengbokan sigan
ISBN
9781476730455
Page
263
Volume
-
Gong Ji-Young
  • Ji-Young Gong
  • Birth : 1963 ~ -
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Ji-Young
  • Family Name : Gong
  • Korean Name : 공지영
  • ISNI : 0000000121485666
  • Works : 72
No. Call No. Location Status Due Date Reservation
1 영어 813 공지영 우-김(Marble Arch) LTI Korea Library Available - -
Descriptions
  • English(English)

Yu-Jung – beautiful, wealthy, bright – is lying in her hospital bed, recovering from her third suicide attempt, when she receives a visit that will change her life. Her no-nonsense aunt, a nun, appears by her side, and suggests Yu-Jung might accompany her on a charitable visit to death row. At her lowest ebb, Yu-Jung is resistant. But something compels her to go to the prison. There she meets Yun-Soo, a convicted murderer who will soon be put to death. And, though repulsed by his crimes, something about the depth of his suffering strikes a chord in her. Shaken by their encounter, she returns to visit him the next week. And the next...

source: https://www.amazon.com/Our-Happy-Time-Gong-Ji-young/dp/1476730458