The Surrendered by Chang-rae Lee
Spanning decades and continents in the shadow of the Korean War, this novel follows three haunted survivors whose lives intersect through love, violence and the burden of memory. It traces their attempts to build ordinary lives while carrying physical and moral wounds—an American soldier tormented by past choices, a Korean woman marked by dislocation and loss, and a man whose history links them—exploring exile, guilt, intimacy and the elusive work of forgiveness. Through spare, elegiac prose the book examines how trauma is inherited, how relationships are shaped by histories of power and abandonment, and how surrender can mean many different things.
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- 2010
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