The Naked Tree
A Novel

Wan-Suh Park (Author), Young-nan Yu (Translated by)

9781885445834

Paperback / softback, published 28 February 2011

198 pages
21.6 x 14 x 1.1 cm, 0.454 kg

A coming-of-age novel set during the Korean War, by Pak Wan-Suh, one of Korea's leading contemporary writers. The award-winning author of more than twenty novels, and numerous short stories and essays, Park often deals with the themes of Korean War tragedies, middle-class values, and women's issues. The novel is rich with scenes of cultural clashes, racial prejudice, and the kinds of misunderstandings that many American soldiers and Koreans experienced during the war years.