Hwang Sok-yong is unanimously recognised as one of Korea's most notable authors and praised by, among others, Kenzaburo Oe as undoubtedly the most powerful 'voice of the novel' in East Asia today.
""Vivid snapshots from the Korean War and surreal encounters with ghosts intersect in the first major US release by award-winning Korean novelist Sok-yong...an ambitious exploration of a post-war survivor's chaotic psyche."" - Publisher's Weekly ""A provocative novel [that] takes the reader to the edge of a gruesome scene, then steps back and focuses on the sort of mundane detail that sticks in one's mind more firmly than any blood-splattered image."" - Time Asia Magazine""