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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Richard E. KimPublisher: University of California Press Imprint: University of California Press Edition: 2nd edition Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 21.00cm Weight: 0.272kg ISBN: 9780520268128ISBN 10: 0520268121 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 29 March 2011 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsPreface to the Fortieth Anniversary Edition Crossing Homecoming Once upon a Time, on a Sunday Lost Names An Empire for Rubber Balls Is Someone Dying? In the Making of History-Together Author's NoteReviews"""Lost Names is not a poem of hate, but a poem of love. . . . It is elegaic. It rises to moments of considerable dramatic power, but its finest moments, as when we see the cemeteries full of Koreans apologizing to their ancestors for having lost their names, are lyrical."" * New York Times * ""The author's clear, evocative narrative describes a terrifying experience—foreign occupation. Its homely detail demonstrates how pervasive nationality is, and how painful any attempt to destroy it."" * New Yorker * ""This memorable document of courage and endurance is written with clarity and vigor, pierced with moments of poignant love and the blazing resentment of the young."" * Saturday Review *" This memorable document of courage and endurance is written with clarity and vigor, pierced with moments of poignant love and the blazing resentment of the young. * Saturday Review * The author's clear, evocative narrative describes a terrifying experience-foreign occupation. Its homely detail demonstrates how pervasive nationality is, and how painful any attempt to destroy it. * New Yorker * Lost Names is not a poem of hate, but a poem of love. . . . It is elegaic. It rises to moments of considerable dramatic power, but its finest moments, as when we see the cemeteries full of Koreans apologizing to their ancestors for having lost their names, are lyrical. * New York Times * Author InformationRichard E. Kim (1932 - 2009) was a celebrated novelist, essayist, documentary filmmaker, and professor of literature at University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Syracuse University, San Diego State University, and at Seoul National University. He was founder and president of Trans-Lit Agency, a literary agency devoted to establishing international copyright for works being published in Korea. His books include The Martyred (nominated for the National Book Award), The Innocent , and Lost Koreans in China and the Soviet Union: Photo Essays . He was recipient of the Ford Foundation Foreign Area Fellowship, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and a National Endowment for the Arts Literary Fellowship. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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