![]() ![]() Finalist for the 1965 National Book Award. Kims The Martyred (1964) but not gaining traction until the 1980s and 1990s, is work generally written by first- or. Seller rating: This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers. For propaganda purposes, the priests are declared martyrs, but as he delves into the crime, Lee finds himself asking: What if they were not martyrs? What if they renounced their faith in the face of death, failing both God and country? Should the people be fed this lie? Part thriller, part mystery, part existential treatise, The Martyred is a stunning meditation on truth, religion, and faith in times of crisis. Used acceptable Paperback Condition Used - Acceptable Binding Paperback ISBN 13 9780143106401 ISBN 10 0143106406 Quantity Available 1 Seller. I am deeply moved." -Philip Rothĭuring the early weeks of the Korean War, Captain Lee, a young South Korean officer, is ordered to investigate the kidnapping and mass murder of North Korean ministers by Communist forces. "Written in a mood of total austerity and yet the passion of the book is perpetually beating up against its seemingly barren surface. ![]() Price in tact on front panel.īook itself is excellent pristine cloth boards. korean american novelist who electrified reads with the martyred has now. Hardcover with dust jacket in very good condition.Ĭorner tear to Dust Jacket as well as some general shelf wear and a few spots of discoloration. autobiography richard e kim paints seven vivid scenes from a boyhood and early. ![]()
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