At Dusk

Author(s): Hwang Sok-Yong

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Parl Minwoo is a success story. Born into poverty in a miserable neighbourhood of Seoul, he has ridden the wave of development in his country. Now the director of a large architectural firm, his hard work and ambition have brought him triumph and satisfaction. But that all begins to change when he receives a message from a childhood friend he once loved. As memories return unbidden, he recalls a world he thought he had left behind - a world he now realises that he has helped to destroy.    

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Shortlisted Man Booker International 2019

Hwang Sok-yong was born in 1943 and is arguably Korea's most renowned author. In 1993, he was sentenced to seven years in prison for an unauthorised trip to the North to promote exchange between artists in the two Koreas. Five years later, he was released on a special pardon by the new president. The recipient of Korea's highest literary prizes, he has been shortlisted for the Prix Femina Etranger and was awarded the Emile Guimet Prize for Asian Literature for his book At Dusk. His novels and short stories are published in North and South Korea, Japan, China, France, Germany, and the United States. Previous novels include The Ancient Garden, The Story of Mister Han, The Guest, The Shadow of Arms, Princess Bari, and Familiar Things.

General Fields

  • : 9781925322934
  • : Scribe Publications
  • : Scribe Publications
  • : 0.2
  • : July 2018
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : FA
  • : 192
  • : very good
  • : 895.73/4
  • : 1810
  • : Paperback
  • : Hwang Sok-Yong
  • : Sora Kim-Russell