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Book SynopsisAtmospheric and fast-paced, this novel of manners set in a provincial South Korean city leads readers through the silent corridors of a school for hearing-impaired children and the city's foggy back streets and murky centers of power to a stirring courtroom climax.
Trade ReviewTogani is an exposé of an evil present in Korean society and a testament to the goodness of those who rise up against it. Gong Ji-young’s powerful novel about abuse at a school for deaf children was picked up by translators Bruce and Ju-Chan Fulton, whose lengthy list of field-defining works includes numerous stories of trauma: We are fortunate to have this story told in English through their expert translation. Readers will find themselves agonizing over scenes of brutality yet uplifted by the power of the writing and the hope for justice." —Ji-Eun Lee, Washington University, St. Louis
"Another eloquent and compelling translation from Bruce and Ju-Chan Fulton,
Togani should be required reading for everyone interested in contemporary Korea, gender-based violence, disability and human rights, and broader struggles for justice. Gong Ji-young’s courageous novel and its film adaptation led to important transformations in Korea’s legal system; its translation should inspire communities globally to make necessary changes to ensure the well-being of our most vulnerable." —Karen L. Thornber, Harvard University
