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Playing with Fire (Cornell East Asia, No. 85) (Cornell East Asia Series Vol. 85)
Chong-Rae Cho
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Description for Playing with Fire (Cornell East Asia, No. 85) (Cornell East Asia Series Vol. 85)
Paperback. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
In this work, the smoldering hatred of the Korean War period resurfaces decades later in the form of a ruthless quest for justice. The main character, a successful Seoul businessman, has a secret past: unknown to his wife and son, he once led another life under another name as a ruthless communist partisan. After a lifelong search, the son of one of his wartime victims discovers his true identity, then proceeds calmly and deliberately to exact a terrible revenge.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Cornell Univ East Asia Program
Condition
New
Number of Pages
202
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781885445858
SKU
V9781885445858
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Chong-Rae Cho
Cho Chong-Rae is among the most popular contemporary Korean writers, dealing in his fiction with the personal trials and social agonies of Korea's division. Chun Kyung-Ja holds a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin and is Professor of English at the Catholic University of Korea. She has published many translations of modern Korean prose and poetry, including ... Read more
Reviews for Playing with Fire (Cornell East Asia, No. 85) (Cornell East Asia Series Vol. 85)
Playing with Fire is densely layered with symbolism throughout. Each character's name and each place name reveals a range of possible meanings too complex to summarize here. While this penchant for symbolism might seem an unnecessary affectation at times, particularly when it appears to be obvious, it would be a mistake to leap to conclusions before careful consideration of these ... Read more