{"product_id":"no-hand-held-mine-stories-granny-wild-goose-and-the-roots-tale-9781978842809","title":"No Hand Held Mine: Stories -- Granny Wild Goose and the Root's Tale","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn elderly Korean woman talking about being forced into sexual slavery during World War II. A modern Korean woman extricating herself from a failing relationship with an artist. Award-winning South Korean writer Kim Soom presents us with portraits of two women who couldn't be more different but who both show resilience and compassion. \u003ci\u003eNo Hand Held Mine: Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, containing one non-fiction piece and one short story, demonstrates the power and breadth of Kim's writing. \"Granny Wild Goose\" uses former Comfort Woman Gil Won-Ok's own words, recorded during conversations with Kim, to tell her life story of brutality, betrayal, and survival. In \"The Root's Tale,\" the female protagonist comes to understand the strength of solitary women. Both devastating and reaffirming, \u003ci\u003eNo Hand Held Mine\u003c\/i\u003e shows why Kim Soom has received every major literary award in Korea. Joon-Li Kim and Doo-Sun Ryu's sensitive translation maintains Kim's lyricism and exquisite imagery. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book is published with the support of The Daesan Foundation.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKIM SOOM is a novelist based in Seoul, South Korea. She has published numerous short stories and novels. Her works which have been translated and published in English include \u003ci\u003eOne Left\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDivorce\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Night Nobody Returns Home\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e JOON-LI KIM was born in South Korea and grew up in the American Midwest. She is a freelance writer and an editor of academic research papers, novels, and memoirs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e DOO-SUN RYU is emeritus professor of English Literature at Seoul National University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eD. H. Lawrence's \u003c\/i\u003eThe Rainbow\u003ci\u003e and \u003c\/i\u003eWomen in Love\u003ci\u003e: A Critical Study.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ALEXIS DUDDEN is professor of history at the University of Connecticut. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eJapan's Colonization of Korea: Discourse and Power \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTroubled Apologies Among Japan, Korea, and the United States.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51676116418834,"sku":"9781978842809","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e391af44-58b9-4ebf-a87b-a5bec3f87895.jpg?v=1761043663","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/no-hand-held-mine-stories-granny-wild-goose-and-the-roots-tale-9781978842809","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}