Overview
"A fatherless young girl now poised to become the victim of [the landlord's] lecherous fangs and paws," begins one of the original newspaper teasers describing From Wonso Pond and the fate of its heroine, Sonbi. In a plot rich with Dickensian overtones, the novel paints a vivid picture of life in what is now North Korea through the eyes of Sonbi, her childhood neighbor, Chāotchae, and a restless law student, Sinchāol, as they journey separately from a small, impoverished village ruled by the lecherous land baron to the port city of Inchāon.
But life is hardly easier there, as Sonbi wears herself out boiling silk threads twelve hours a day while Chāotchae and Sinchāol load rice on the docks. All three become involved with underground activists, fighting the oppression of country and city, as well as their Japanese colonial rulers.
This book title, From Wonso Pond (A Korean Novel), ISBN: 9781558616011, by Kang Kyong-ae, Samuel Perry, published by The Feminist Press at CUNY (October 1, 2009) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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