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A Gesture Life

About the Original Works

A Gesture Life
Original Title
A Gesture Life
Title Romanization
A Gesture Life
English Title(Printed)
A Gesture Life
Classification

KDC구분 > literature > English and American literatures

Author
Lee Chang-rae
Co-Author
-
Published Year
2000
Publisher
Riverhead Books
ISBN
9781573228282
Main Characters
Hata
Subject/Theme
World War II; Japanese Imperial Army; ‘comfort women’

About the Author

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  • Lee Chang-rae
  • Birth : 1965 ~ -
  • Occupation : Writer
  • First Name : Chang-rae
  • Family Name : Lee
  • Korean Name : 이창래
  • ISNI : 0000000115844087
  • Works : 4
Plot

Born in colonial Joseon, Hata is later adopted by a Japanese family. After the end of World War II, he immigrates to the United States, where he studies medicine and becomes a doctor. It is slowly revealed throughout the book that during the war, Hata had managed a ‘comfort woman’ station. Memories of those events continue to haunt him, causing him great distress.

Descriptions(Languages 2)
  • Korean(한국어)
  • English(English)

2005년 출간된 이창래의 장편소설이다. 작품은 1999년 미국에서 초판 출간되었으며, 2005년 한국어로 번역 출간된 것이다. 작가는 2차 세계대전 당시 일본군으로 종군위안부를 관리했던 주인공의 후회와 죄책감을 그리고 있다.

Lee Chang-Rae’s A Gesture Life was first published in the US in 1999, and later released in a Korean translation in 2005. Lee follows the story of an elderly man who experiences guilt and regret for his involvement in managing a wartime ‘comfort woman’ station as a soldier in the Japanese Imperial Army.

Translated Books2

E-Books & Audiobooks2

  • A Gesture Life
    English(English) E-Books
    A Gesture Life
    Lee Chang-rae et al / Chang-rae Lee / 2000 / -
  • A Gesture Life
    English(English) Audiobooks
    A Gesture Life
    Lee Chang-rae et al / Chang-rae Lee / 2018 / -
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