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Book SynopsisPark Wan-suh’s
Who Ate Up All the Shinga? is an extraordinary account of growing up during the Japanese occupation of Korea and the Korean War, a time of great oppression, deprivation, and social and political instability. With acerbic wit and brilliant insight, Park describes the characters and events that came to shape her young life.
Trade ReviewLyrical in its descriptions of village life, this gripping book is written with a confessional chattiness that contrasts with the hardships it describes. * Financial Times *
Who Ate Up All the Shinga? is essential reading. -- Joanna K. Elfving-Hwang * List: Books from Korea *
Who Ate Up All the Shinga? is clearly a volume that should be added to the growing staple of works taughts in Korean literature, culture, and history courses. * Journal of Asian Studies *
Though it feels rather like a memoir, the novel is an entertaining and sometimes heart-wrenching read as Park's brilliant use of language, as well as genuine depiction of its characters shine from the beginning to the end. * Korea Herald *
Who Ate Up All the Shinga? is a pleasure not only to read but to behold. Let us hope that although the author is no longer with us physically, her spiritual presence will be maintained through other excellent translations of her works. -- Bruce Fulton * Korean Quarterly *
A deeply moving, warm personal tale. * Korea.net *
Table of ContentsIntroduction
1. Days in the Wild
2. Seoul, So Far Away
3. Beyond the Gates
4. Friendless Child
5. The Triangle-Yard House
6. Grandmother and Grandfather
7. Mother and Brother
8. Spring in My Hometown
9. The Hurled Nameplate
10. Groping in the Dark
11. The Eve Before the Storm
12. Epiphany
