The House of Twilight

By Yun Heunggil

Book Overview

In the world of the two Koreas, the North draws our attention with its nukes and strident parades, but the South has built an economic miracle on the backs of ordinary people like us preoccupied by housing, debt, and the daily grind, always guarding against losers and non-conformists who might endanger their hard-won security. Yun Heung-gil captures these interesting Southerners from their roots in the civil war of the 1950s when they were refugees, displaced, traumatised - through to today when they must negotiate an equally complex and dog-eat-dog society, and he always portrays them with dignity, humor, and subtlety that makes him one of the greatest living Korean writers.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1887378405
• ISBN13: 9781887378406
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: Readers International
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Everything you could ever want . . .

Of all the stories in this collection the one that stands in my mind the most is "The Rainy Spell." In this wonderful work of fiction I truly got a glimpse into the life of a young boy whose life was being bothered by civil war. The most apealing aspect of this work is that, since it was writtin from the view of a child, nothing but a basic knowledge of history was needed to grasp what was going on in this childs life. I was brought to his state with him, and since I have learned more, I have been able to go back and look deeper into the story. Although the story seems to have nothing "fantastic" about it at first, as it reaches its climax the personalities of the characters make truly wonderful things happen. Although this was the by far my favorate story in the book, the others are quite good as well. It is a great book and a good buy.