“An unflinching, ambitious novel.”—San Francisco Chronicle
“Deeply rewarding”—Kirkus Reviews
“A provocative novel…with subtle power.”—Time
“Hwang Sok-yong, one of South Korea’s most important modern writers, poignantly shows us that history is also a story of how indiviudals live, love, and sacrifice in the tumult of time.”—Krys Lee, author of Drifting House
“Hwang Sok-yong is undoubtedly the most powerful ‘voice of the novel’ in East Asia today.”—Kenzaburo Oe
