{"product_id":"the-curious-tale-of-mandogis-ghost-9780231153119","title":"The Curious Tale of Mandogi's Ghost","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Curious Tale of Mandogi's Ghost\u003c\/i\u003e incorporates Korean folk tales, ghost stories, and myth into a phenomenal depiction of epic tragedy. Written by a \u003ci\u003ezainichi\u003c\/i\u003e, a permanent resident of Japan who is not of Japanese ancestry, the novel tells the story of Mandogi, a young priest living on the island of Cheju-do. Mandogi becomes unwittingly involved in the Four-Three Incident of 1948, in which the South Korean government brutally suppressed an armed peasant uprising and purged Cheju-do of communist sympathizers. Although Mandogi is sentenced to death for his part in the riot, he survives (in a sense) to take revenge on his enemies and fully commit himself to the resistance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMandogi's indeterminate, shapeshifting character is emblematic of Japanese colonialism's outsized impact on both ruler and ruled. A central work of postwar Japanese fiction, \u003ci\u003eThe Curious Tale of Mandogi's Ghost\u003c\/i\u003e relates the trauma of a long-forgotten history and its indelible imprint on Japanese and Korean memory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-5419823\"\u003eSok-Pom Kim\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/29\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.36h x 5.58w x 0.43d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780231153119\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0231153112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LIT\"\u003eLiterary Criticism\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LIT008030\"\u003eAsian | Japanese\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS023000\"\u003eAsia | Korea\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS021000\"\u003eAsia | Japan\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKim Sok-pom (b. 1925) was born in Osaka, Japan, to Korean parents who emigrated from the island of Cheju-do. He is best known for his seven-volume fictional work, \u003ci\u003eKazanto\u003c\/i\u003e (Volcano Island), which centers on the Cheju Uprising of 1948. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCindi Textor is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Asian Languages and Literature at the University of Washington-Seattle.","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44442289045741,"sku":"9780231153119","price":33.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_c850d364-7942-4279-9e9b-0f19efd6da10.jpg?v=1700204061","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-curious-tale-of-mandogis-ghost-9780231153119","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}