그해 겨울은 따뜻했네

by Park Wan-suh, 박완서

558 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2002

About the author

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Park Wan Suh (also Park Wan-seo, Park Wan-so, Park Wansuh, Park Kee-pah and Pak Wan-so, Pak Wanso) was born in 1931 in Gaepung-gun in what is now Hwanghaebuk-do in North Korea.Park entered Seoul National University, the most prestigious in Korea, but dropped out almost immediately after attending classes due to the outbreak of the Korean War and the death of her brother. During the war, Park was separated from her mother and elder brother by the North Korea army, which moved them to North Korea. She lived in the village of Achui, in Guri, outside Seoul until her death. Park died on the morning of January 22, 2011, suffering from cancer.

(from Wikipedia)

Reviews

[Jihee Kim · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's very realistic that the author describes the time of Korea and the inner feeling of each person. Due to the time when was right after the Korean War between South and North, the normal people were suffering from hunger. Also it shows very well of the gender inequality how Korean has it been. Two sisters are separated while evacuating, and the each life is expended completely differently. War is war, and I'm just able to get indirect experienced that I have been very grateful for. My grandmother and mother's stories already made me too scared to image to be in war time zone, along with such books.

[Nany · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was so much fun, and I cried because I felt so bad for Obok.

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