The Guest
by Hwang Sok-yong
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The Guest by Hwang Sok-yong
Details
Biography:
No
Page Count:
244
Published Date:
2011
ISBN13:
9781583229729
Summary
The Guest is a novel set in North Korea during the Korean War that explores a 1950 massacre in a small village. The story follows a Korean-American minister who returns to his homeland decades later to perform an exorcism ritual for the victims. Through alternating perspectives of survivors and the dead, the novel examines how ideology, particularly communism and Christianity referred to as foreign guests, divided communities and families. It investigates themes of guilt, trauma, and the complex moral choices people faced during this brutal period of Korean history.
