생존자
- Original Title
- 생존자
- Title Romanization
- Saengjonja
- Title Sub
- 이창래 장편소설
- English Title(Printed)
- The Surrendered
- Classification
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KDC구분 > literature > English and American literatures
- Author
- Lee Chang-rae
- Co-Author
- -
- Published Year
- 2013
- Publisher
- 알에이치코리아
- ISBN
- 9788925547114
- Main Characters
- June, Hector, Sylvie
- Subject/Theme
- Korean War; the tragedy of the war
Korean-American June leaves for Europe in search of her son, Nicholas. As a child, June grew up in an orphanage in the US after losing her entire family in the Korean War. There, she meets Hector, an American soldier who becomes a figure of comfort. Hector also suffers from his memories of the many deaths he witnessed during the Korean War. Meanwhile, Sylvie, wife of the missionary in charge of the orphanage, loses her parents during the Manchurian Incident while conducting missionary work.
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