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Pachinko / by Lee, Min Jin,author.;
"A new tour de force from the bestselling author of Free Food for Millionaires, for readers of The Kite Runner and Cutting for Stone. PACHINKO follows one Korean family through the generations, beginning in early 1900s Korea with Sunja, the prized daughter of a poor yet proud family, whose unplanned pregnancy threatens to shame them all. Deserted by her lover, Sunja is saved when a young tubercular minister offers to marry and bring her to Japan. So begins a sweeping saga of an exceptional family in exile from its homeland and caught in the indifferent arc of history. Through desperate struggles and hard-won triumphs, its members are bound together by deep roots as they face enduring questions of faith, family, and identity"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Families;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 3
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Can't I go instead / by Yi, Kŭm-i,1962-author.; Anthony,of Taizé, Brother,1942-translator.; translation of:Yi, Kŭm-i,1962-Kŏgi, nae ka kamyŏn an twaeyo?English.;
"Two women's lives and identities are intertwined-through World War II and the Korean War-revealing the harsh realities of class division in the early part of the 20th century. "Lee Geum-yi has a gift for taking little-known embers of history and transforming them into moving, compelling, and uplifting stories." -Heather Morris, #1 New York Times bestselling author Can't I Go Instead follows the lives of the daughter of a Korean nobleman and her maidservant in the early 20th century. When the daughter's suitor is arrested as a Korean Independence activist, and she is implicated during the investigation, she is quickly forced into marriage to one of her father's Japanese employees and shipped off to the United States. At the same time, her maidservant is sent in her mistress's place to be a comfort woman to the Japanese Imperial army. Years of hardship, survival, and even happiness follows. In the aftermath of WWII, the women make their way home, where they must reckon with the tangled lives they've led, in an attempt to reclaim their identities, and find their place in an independent Korea"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Household employees; Nobility; Women;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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In order to live : a North Korean girl's journey to freedom / by Park, Yeonmi.; Vollers, Maryanne.;
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Subjects: Park, Yeonmi.; Refugees;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The girl with seven names : a North Korean defector's story / by Lee, Hyeonseo.; John, David,1966-;
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Subjects: Lee, Hyeonseo.; Defectors;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Beyond the story : 10-year record of BTS / by Kang, Myeongseok,author.; Hur, Anton,translator.; Jung, Slin,translator.; Richards, Clare,translator.; BTS (Musical group),author.;
Includes bibliographical references."After taking their first step into the world on June 13, 2013, BTS will celebrate the 10th anniversary of their debut in June 2023. They have risen to the peak as an iconic global artist and during this meaningful time, they look back on their footstepsin the first official book. In doing so, BTS nurtures the power to build brighter days and they choose to take another step on a road that no one has gone before. BTS shares personal, behind-the-scenes stories of their journey so far through interviews and more than three years of in-depth coverage by Myeongseok Kang, who has written about K-pop and other Korean pop culture in various media. Presented chronologically in seven chapters from before the debut of BTS to the present, their vivid voices and opinions harmonize to tell a sincere, lively, and deep story. In individual interviews that have been conducted without a camera or makeup, they illuminate their musical journey from multiple angles and discuss its significance"--
Subjects: Biographies.; BTS (Musical group); Boy bands; Rock musicians;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Samsung rising : the inside story of the South Korean giant that set out to beat Apple and conquer tech / by Cain, Geoffrey,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."An explosive expose of one of the biggest and most secretive companies in the world, Samsung, as the Korean juggernaut battles Apple and Sony to rule the world of technology"--
Subjects: Samsŏng Chŏnja.; Electronic industries;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Mindy Kim and the trip to Korea / by Lee, Lyla.; Ho, Dung.;
Ages 6-9.LSC
Subjects: Kim, Mindy (Fictitious character); Korean Americans; Vacations;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Stars between the sun and moon : one woman's life in North Korea and escape to freedom / by Jang, Lucia,author.; Haggard, Stephan.; McClelland, Susan,author.;
Subjects: Jang, Lucia.; Abused women; Famines; Forced labor; Human trafficking; Women prisoners;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The hard road out : one woman's escape from North Korea / by Park, Jihyun,1968-author.; Seh-Lynn,1965-author.; translation of:Park, Jihyun,1968-Deux coréennes.English.;
"North Korea is an open-air prison from which there is no escape. Only a handful of men and women have succeeded. Jihyun Park is one of these rare survivors. Twice she left the land of the 'socialist miracle' to flee famine and dictatorship. The first time she ran, she was forced to abandon her father on his deathbed-crossing the border under a hail of bullets. In China she was sold to a farmer, with whom she had a son, before being denounced and forcibly returned to North Korea. Six months later guardsabandoned her, injured, outside a prison camp. She recovered and returned to China to seek her son, now six, before attempting to navigate the long, hard road through the Gobi Desert and into Mongolia. Clear-eyed and resolute, Jihyun's extraordinary storyreveals a Korea far removed from the talk of nuclear weapons and economic sanctions"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Park, Jihyun, 1968-; Defectors; Escapes;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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King of spies : the dark reign of America's spymaster in Korea / by Harden, Blaine,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Biographies.; Nichols, Donald.; Spies; Espionage, American; United States; Korea (North); United States; Korea (South); Korean War, 1950-1953.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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