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Book · 2014
A World History of Second Sons
차남들의 세계사In 1982 South Korea, ordinary taxi driver Na Bok-man finds himself inadvertently ensnared in the aftermath of the Busan American Cultural Center arson. Targeted by authoritarian state security forces who need a scapegoat, he is arrested and pressured into a fabricated espionage confession. As he desperately tries to prove his innocence under Chun Doo-hwan's military dictatorship, his struggle spirals into an absurd, heartbreaking collision between an ordinary citizen and state violence.
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Lee Ki-ho's novels make us laugh immensely, but they cause our hearts to ache just as deeply. Even the comedy is already part of the tragedy. It is effortless to read through in one sitting, yet difficult to close once finished—a novel resembling the sad joke of a profoundly wounded human being.
申亨澈 on 新泉社 The hallmark of Lee Ki-ho's fiction is how skillfully he maintains a tragicomic balance, masterfully wielding the voice and rhythm of a quintessential storyteller even in the face of such heavy themes.
신형철 on 민음사 I was hooked from the very first line by the witty narration and excellent tempo. This is what a true storyteller is! Discovering Lee Ki-ho was the best takeaway for me this year. Please read this as if you were watching a Quentin Tarantino film!
佐貫聡美 on Kinokuniya
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