{"product_id":"no-hand-held-mine-stories-granny-wild-goose-and-the-roots-tale-paperback-softback-9781978842809","title":"No Hand Held Mine; Stories — \"Granny Wild Goose\" and \"the Root's Tale\" (Paperback \/ softback) 9781978842809","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eNo Hand Held Mine\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eStories — \"Granny Wild Goose\" and \"the Root's Tale\"\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKim Soom (Author), Alexis Dudden (Foreword by), Joon-Li Kim (Translated by), Soom Kim (Author), Doo-Sun Ryu (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781978842809\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 14 October 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e94 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 0.9 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\"\u003eAn elderly Korean woman talking about being forced into sexual slavery during World War II. A modern Korean woman extricating herself from a failing relationship with an artist. Award-winning South Korean writer Kim Soom presents us with portraits of two women who couldn’t be more different but who both show resilience and compassion. \u003ci\u003eNo Hand Held Mine: Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, containing one non-fiction piece and one short story, demonstrates the power and breadth of Kim’s writing. “Granny Wild Goose” uses former Comfort Woman Gil Won-Ok’s own words, recorded during conversations with Kim, to tell her life story of brutality, betrayal, and survival. In “The Root’s Tale,” the female protagonist comes to understand the strength of solitary women. Both devastating and reaffirming, \u003ci\u003eNo Hand Held Mine\u003c\/i\u003e shows why Kim Soom has received every major literary award in Korea. Joon-Li Kim and Doo-Sun Ryu’s sensitive translation maintains Kim’s lyricism and exquisite imagery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This book is published with the support of The Daesan Foundation.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eContents\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Foreword by Alexis Dudden\u003cbr\u003e Translators’\u003cbr\u003e Note\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGranny Wild Goose\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Root’\u003cbr\u003es Tale\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Notes on Contributors\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52681227141400,"sku":"9781978842809","price":18.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/no-hand-held-mine-stories-granny-wild-goose-and-the-roots-tale-paperback-softback-9781978842809","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}