{"product_id":"the-underground-village-kang-kyeong-ae-9781999791261","title":"The Underground Village","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKang Kyeong-ae\u003c\/strong\u003e (1906-1944) was a Korean writer whose stories are remarkable for their rejection of colonialism, patriarchy, and ethnic nationalism during a period when such views were truly radical and dangerous. Born in what is now North Korea, Kang wrote all her fiction in Manchuria during the Japanese occupation and witnessed the violence and daily struggles experienced by ethnic Koreans living in the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo. Kang's riveting stories are full of sensitivity, defiance, and a deep understanding of the oppressed people she wrote about.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection, beautifully translated by \u003cstrong\u003eAnton Hur\u003c\/strong\u003e, contains all the Korean-language short stories by Kang Kyeong-ae. \u003cstrong\u003eSang-kyung Lee's\u003c\/strong\u003e excellent introduction provides deep insight into Kang's achievements and the social and historical contexts in which she wrote.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kang Kyeong-Ae, Anton Hur\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1999791266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781999791261\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Honford Star Ltd.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/30\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.63d","brand":"Kang Kyeong-Ae","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981914931455,"sku":"9781999791261","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5214ac28-cf0b-4864-b2ac-951308029595.jpg?v=1683258228","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-underground-village-kang-kyeong-ae-9781999791261","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}