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Description edit
From the bestselling author of the “dazzling historical saga” ( The Washington Post ), Moloka’i , comes the irresistible story of a young immigrant bride in a ramshackle town that becomes a great modern city “In Korea in those days, newborn girls were not deemed important enough to be... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Regret, Jin: Korean picture bride who tries to make a life in Honolulu. Protagonist.
- May Thompson: Prostitute who helps Jin. Becomes inspiration for Maugham's Sadie Thompson.
- Evening Rose: Entertainer in Korea who helps Regret learn to read.
- Mr. Noh: Jin's first husband.
- Joseph Kahahawai: "Real" Hawaiian who helped pave the way for local rights.
- Joey: Add a description of this character.
- Grace
- Jade Moon
- Esther
- Charlie
- Harry
- Mary
- Mr. Chun
- Mr. Yi
- Mrs. Quigley
- Mrs. Kim
- Harold
- Mrs. Miyake
- Jiro
- Thalia Massie
- Bill
- Mr. Tillman
- Horace
- Mr. Lim
- Joseph Sr.
- Mama
- Mr. Kam
- Pascual
- Chang
- Mrs. Ko
- Lena
- Mrs. Mun
- Tamiko
- Sadie Thompson
- Mack
- Mrs. Fortescue
- Mr. Ku'uana
- Ben
- Hawaiian
- Henry
- Duke
- Waialua
- Joe Kahahawai
- Woodrow
- John Kelley
- Taizo
Setting & Locations edit
- Honolulu
- Iwelei District: "Red Light" district in Honolulu.
- Koreans
- America
- Taegu
- Pojogae
- Japan
- Panama
- San Francisco
- United States
- Waipahu
- Waikiki
- King Street
- Seoul
- Chinatown
- Iwilei Road
- Samoa
- Heaven
- Pago Pago
- Kyöngsang
- Kauluwela
- Pearl Harbor
- Pusan
- Pacific
- Maui
First Sentence edit
When I was a young child growing up in Korea, it was said that the image of the fading moon at daybreak, reflected in a pond or stream or even a well, resembled the speckled shell of a dragon's egg.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Alan Brennert (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2009
ISBN: Add the ISBN.
Page Count: 354
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2009
ISBN: Add the ISBN.
Page Count: 354
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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