Minbak
Lee, Ela, 1995-2026
Book
Total copies: 1
Incheon, South Korea, 1985. The country is revolting against a dictatorship, but in the local boarding-house, the chaos inside is only just beginning. When Hana is pulled from school to work in her family's minbak, all she wants is to escape her small town. When she finally does, she leaves as an exile, a ruin, or a martyr, depending on who you ask. Her mother Youngia is left behind with the torment of both of their decisions. London, 2008. Ada knows little about her mother, Hana. When tragedy hits, Hana has no choice but to move her daughter and ailing mother into a single room and turn the rest of their home into a minbak. As the past collides with the present, Ada is determined to unearth her mother's secrets. But her obsession will lead to a discovery that unravels not just her family's dark past, but that of an entire country's.
Main title:
Minbak / Ela Lee.
Author:
Lee, Ela, 1995-, author
Work:
Imprint:
London : Harvill, 2026.
Collation:
352 pages ; 23 cm
ISBN:
9781787303683 (hbk)
Dewey class:
823.92
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
992466