Publication Date: 29/06/2023 ISBN: 9781911284697 Category:

The End of August

Yu Miri, Morgan Giles

Publisher: Tilted Axis Press
Publication Date: 29/06/2023 ISBN: 9781911284697 Category:
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In 1930s Japanese-occupied Korea, Lee Woo-Cheol was a running prodigy and a contender for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. But he would have had to run under the Japanese flag.

Nearly a century later, his granddaughter is living in Japan and training to run a marathon herself. With the help of powerful Korean shamans, she summons the spirit of Lee Woo-Cheol only to be immersed in the memories of her grandfather, his brother, Lee Woo-Gun, and their neighbour, a young teen who was tricked into becoming a comfort woman for Japanese soldiers.

A meditative dance of generations, The End of August is a semi-autobiographical investigation into nationhood and family – what you are born into and what is imposed. Yu Miri’s distinct prose, rhythmically translated by Morgan Giles, explores the minutiae of generational trauma, shedding light on the postwar migration of Koreans to Japan.

Publisher Review

"A historical period in The End of August is as much a continuum of sensual experiences as it is a series of interconnected events." * Asymptote *

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