Description
Book SynopsisPaints seven scenes from a boyhood and early adolescence in Korea at the height of the Japanese occupation, 1932 to 1945. This title presents a memory of family and a vivid portrayal of life in a time of anguish.
Trade Review"
Lost Names is not a poem of hate, but a poem of love. . . . It is elegaic. It rises to moments of considerable dramatic power, but its finest moments, as when we see the cemeteries full of Koreans apologizing to their ancestors for having lost their names, are lyrical." * New York Times *
"The author's clear, evocative narrative describes a terrifying experience—foreign occupation. Its homely detail demonstrates how pervasive nationality is, and how painful any attempt to destroy it.
" * New Yorker *
"This memorable document of courage and endurance is written with clarity and vigor, pierced with moments of poignant love and the blazing resentment of the young." * Saturday Review *
Table of ContentsPreface to the Fortieth Anniversary Edition
Crossing
Homecoming
Once upon a Time, on a Sunday
Lost Names
An Empire for Rubber Balls
"Is Someone Dying?"
In the Making of History-Together
Author's Note
