Snow Hunters: A Novel
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781476714837 (1476714835)
Publish date: August 6th 2013
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Pages no: 208
Edition language: English
Category:
Novels,
Literature,
Cultural,
Adult Fiction,
Historical Fiction,
Literary Fiction,
Adult,
War,
Contemporary,
Asian Literature,
Asia,
Brazil
Very plodding, but not really to anywhere interesting.
I loved Yoon's style of choosing just the right details to convey his story. Our experience is made of small things, like dampness on the toes of your shoes on a rainy day. There is an art to selecting just the right small things to tell a reader who a character is, what has hurt them, what their ...
First impression: There is beauty in the words. You feel the North Korean war refugee's aloofness in his new country, Brazil. The distance he feels and his reticence is palpable. Narration by the author adds to the lines' impact. A blanket of quiet overlays the story.People can talk without words. W...
Originally posted on my blog, A Lovely Bookshelf on the Wall:After the Korean War, North Korean refugee Yohan emigrates to Brazil for a fresh start. All that Yohan has left behind and how it was lost is revealed in brief moments throughout the story, woven between his new experiences in Brazil, wher...
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