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Black flower

A tale of star-crossed love, political turmoil, and the dangers of seeking freedom in a new world, Black Flower is an epic story based on a little-known moment in history.

Main Author: Kim, Young-Ha, 1968-
Other Authors: La Shure, Charles.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Korean
Published: Boston, Mass. : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012.
Subjects:
Kim, Young-ha, > 1968- > Translations into English.
Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905 > Refugees > Fiction.
Koreans > Migrations > Fiction.
Indentured servants > Fiction.
Historical fiction > Korea.
Epic fiction.
Summary: A tale of star-crossed love, political turmoil, and the dangers of seeking freedom in a new world, Black Flower is an epic story based on a little-known moment in history.
Item Description: Originally published as Kŏmŭn kkot.
Physical Description: 305 p. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 9780547691138 (hc.)
0547691130 (hc.)
Author Notes: YOUNG-HA KIM is the author of seven novels-four published in the United States, including the acclaimed I Have the Right to Destroy Myself and the award-winning Black Flower -and five short-story collections. He has won every major Korean literature award, and his works have been translated into more than a dozen languages. He lives in Seoul, South Korea.

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