{"product_id":"mater-2-10-9781957363998","title":"Mater 2-10","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInternational Booker-nominated virtuoso Hwang Sok-yong is back with another powerful story--an epic tale that threads together a century of Korean history.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn contemporary Seoul, a laid-off worker stages a months-long sit-in atop a sixteen-story factory chimney. During the long and lonely nights, he talks to his ancestors, chewing on the meaning of life, on wisdom passed down the generations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThrough the lives of those ancestors, three generations of railroad workers, \u003cem\u003eMater 2-10\u003c\/em\u003e vividly portrays the struggles of ordinary Koreans, starting from the Japanese colonial era, continuing through Liberation, and right up to the twenty-first century. It is at once a gripping account of a nation's longing to be free from oppression, a lyrical folktale that reflects the blood, sweat, and tears shed by modern industrial laborers, and a culmination of Hwang's career--a masterpiece thirty years in the making.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA true voice of a generation, Hwang shows again why he is unmatched when it comes to depicting the roots and reality of a divided nation and bringing to life the trials and tribulations of the Korean people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribe Us\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/03\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781957363998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 4.90w x 1.30d","brand":"Hwang Sok-Yong","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44833837809845,"sku":"9781957363998","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_b2db2c96-54cd-4ef0-aa31-950cc1374a6b.jpg?v=1732030295","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/mater-2-10-9781957363998","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}