{"product_id":"island-ablaze-and-other-stories-the-us-empire-in-north-and-south-korean-literatures-paperback-softback-9781501782220","title":"Island Ablaze and Other Stories; The US Empire in North and South Korean Literatures (Paperback \/ softback) 9781501782220","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eIsland Ablaze and Other Stories\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe US Empire in North and South Korean Literatures\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRuth Barraclough (Edited by), Jae-Yong Kim (Edited by), Jin-kyung Lee (Edited by), Sang-Kyung Lee (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781501782220\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 October 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e290 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIsland Ablaze and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is an anthology of thirteen stories - eleven from South Korea and two from North Korea - about these countries' complicated relationships with their most important ally and enemy: the United States.\u003c\/b\u003e Set in times ranging from colonial Korea to the new millennium, these stories offer a look into the many ways that the US empire shapes the lives of Koreans. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \"Dawn,\" schoolgirl sweethearts living under Japanese colonial rule reconnect as young mothers amid celebrations of the attack on Pearl Harbor. \"Till We Meet Again\" addresses the adoption industry and America's treatment of Korean children following the Korean War. In the title story, a North Korean radio operator must choose between abandoning the soldier she loves or dying with him at the famous Battle of Incheon that turned the tide of the Korean War. From camp towns to sugarcane fields, missionary schools to international flights, \u003ci\u003eIsland Ablaze and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e shows everyday Korean life in the shadow of the American empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Dawn\u003cbr\u003e2. A Western Candy Box\u003cbr\u003e3. The Engineer\u003cbr\u003e4. Shorty K'im\u003cbr\u003e5. To Trust in Humanity by Song Pyŏngsu\u003cbr\u003e6. The Hŭngnam Evacuation\u003cbr\u003e7. Red Hill\u003cbr\u003e8. Camel's Eye by Hwang Sŏk-yŏng\u003cbr\u003e9. Letters from Okinawa by Kim Chŏng-han\u003cbr\u003e10. Till We Meet Again by Ch'oe Inho\u003cbr\u003e11. J-1 Visa by Pak Wansŏ\u003cbr\u003e12. Headlock by Pak Mingyu\u003cbr\u003e13. Island Ablaze by Hwang Kŏn\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cornell East Asia Series","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52685309346072,"sku":"9781501782220","price":25.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/island-ablaze-and-other-stories-the-us-empire-in-north-and-south-korean-literatures-paperback-softback-9781501782220","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}