The Age of Doubt by Pak Kyongni, translated by Sophie Bowman and others [in Booklist]
06 Sep, by in Adult Readers, Fiction, Korean, Repost, Short Stories, Translation
*STARRED REVIEW Considered one of Korea’s greatest novelists, Pak Kyongni (1926-2008) is revered for her multi-volume epic Toji (The Land, 1969-1994), designated among the UNESCO Collection of Representative Works. She began publishing autobiographical short stories, inspired by tragic post-Korean War experiences, exposing the high cost of survival,...