Description:
In these two stories, "Granny Wild Goose" and "The Root's Tale," award-winning South Korean writer Kim Soom presents portraits of complex women who have emerged wiser from life's brutality. One is a former comfort woman, one is a modern woman in a failing relationship, yet neither flinches away from their lives. The sensitive translation maintains Kim's beautiful imagery and musical prose.
Review Quotes:
"Two extraordinary novellas. . . . Granny Wild Goose is a breathtaking homage to Gil Won-Ok (1928-2025), one of the last surviving comfort women. . . . Kim unleashes her silence and shatters hearts and souls."
-- "Shelf Awareness"