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"Written in a mood of total austerity; and yet the passion of the book is perpetually beating up against its seemingly barren surface...I am deeply moved." -Philip Roth During the early weeks of the Korean War, Captain Lee, a young South Korean officer, is ordered to investigate the... read more
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Series & Lists edit
This is book 7 of 10 in Publishers Weekly Bestselling Novels In 1964. (authoritative list)
This book is in Penguin Classics. (publisher edition list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Richard E. Kim (Author)
Awards edit
- National Book Award (Finalist, 1965: Fiction)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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