{"product_id":"lost-names-9780520268128","title":"Lost Names","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaints 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eLost Names\u003c\/i\u003e 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 *\u003cbr\u003e\"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.\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003e * New Yorker *\u003cbr\u003e\"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 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface to the Fortieth Anniversary Edition\u003cbr\u003e Crossing\u003cbr\u003e Homecoming\u003cbr\u003e Once upon a Time, on a Sunday\u003cbr\u003e Lost Names\u003cbr\u003e An Empire for Rubber Balls\u003cbr\u003e \"Is Someone Dying?\"\u003cbr\u003e In the Making of History-Together\u003cbr\u003e Author's Note","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402849984855,"sku":"9780520268128","price":18.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520268128.jpg?v=1730481677","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/lost-names-9780520268128","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}