Turbid Rivers

by Ch'ae Man-Sik

Turbid Rivers, the tragic story of a kind-hearted young woman, is both a realistic portrayal of the harsh life in Korea under Japanese rule and a penetrating look into the objectification of women. With biting satire and extreme cynicism, the story depicts the seemingly endless tribulations of the innocent heroine, and the malaise of the early modern period in which people easily became hostage to their own desires. Yet in the novel's subplot,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1628971495
• ISBN13: 9781628971491
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
• Length: 520 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 5.4" x 8.5"