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All things under the moon : a novel / Ann Y. K. Choi.
"Pachinko meets Beasts of a Little Land in this stunning, evocative tale, set in 1920s Korea, of one seemingly ordinary woman--living under Japanese occupation--who rises from illiterate villager to reluctant revolutionary to one of the voices of her generation."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781982114565 (trade paperback)
- Physical Description: 306 pages ; 23 cm
- Edition: Simon & Schuster Canada edition.
- Publisher: Toronto, ON : Simon & Schuster Canada, 2025.
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| Subject: | Families > Fiction. Identity (Psychology) > Fiction. Nineteen twenties > Fiction. Young women > Fiction. Korea > History > Japanese occupation, 1910-1945 > Fiction. Seoul (Korea) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Historical fiction. Bildungsromans. Novels. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Stroud Branch | FIC Choi | 31681010434439 | FICTIONPBK | Available | - |
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"Pachinko meets Beasts of a Little Land in this stunning, evocative tale, set in 1920s Korea, of one seemingly ordinary woman--living under Japanese occupation--who rises from illiterate villager to reluctant revolutionary to one of the voices of her generation"-- - Simon and Schuster
Pachinko meets Beasts of a Little Land in this stunning, evocative tale, set in 1920s Korea, of one seemingly ordinary womanâan uneducated villager living under Japanese occupationâwho takes control of her own destiny and rises to become an advocate for womenâs literacy as a force for change.
âWomen need other women to survive.â
In 1924, Korea is an occupied country. In Seoulâs secret, underground networks and throughout the countryside, rebellion against the Japanese Empire simmers, threatening to boil over. Kim Na-Young lives a simple life in the rural village of Daegeori, where she watches the moon rise and set over the pine-wooded mountains, tends to her household alongside her best friend, Yeon-Soo, and cares for her sick mother.
But the occupation touches every Korean lifeâeven Na-Youngâs. In the wake of a tragedy that stuns the village, Na-Youngâs father arranges her marriage to a man sheâs never met, and Na-Young and Yeon-Soo decide to flee, taking their fate into their own hands. That decision sets them on their own collision course with the occupying forces, resulting in a violent encounter that will alter both of their lives foreverâin shockingly different ways.
Taking us from a small village to the bustling corridors of Seoul, where women and girls can learn to read and write in multiple languages and members of the revolution pass coded messages through the back rooms of teahouses, Ann Y. K. Choi weaves a masterful tale of a woman taking command not only of her own identity but her own destiny.
A sweeping journey through historical Korea and an utterly compelling portrait of one womanâs remarkable life, All Things Under the Moon is both a stunning literary achievement and a beautifully written tribute to the sacrifices women make for each other.
