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The bird

O, Chŏng-hŭi2007
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After the death of their mother, U-mi and U-il, are shuttled between relatives until their father retrieves them. He puts them in the care of a young stepmother, fresh from a brothel, who looks after them during the week while he works at a remote building site. This is a deeply affecting story of a shattered childhood.
Main title:
The bird / Oh Jung-Hee ; translated by Jenny Wang Medina.
Imprint:
London : Telegram, 2007.
Collation:
167 p. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Translated from the Korean.
ISBN:
9781846590214 (pbk)
Dewey class:
FICTION
Local class:
FICTION
Language:
EnglishKorean
BRN:
509272
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