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Dead Silence and Other Stories of the Jeju Massacre

Author : Kir-ŏn Hyŏn
Publisher : Signature Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dead Silence and Other Stories of the Jeju Massacre written by Kir-ŏn Hyŏn and published by Signature Books. This book was released on 2007 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The years 1945?1950 were turbulent times in Korea. Proponents of two very different ideologies were struggling for control of the country, and many innocent people were killed in the struggle. One of the most tragic and, until now, largely unknown events during this period occurred on Jeju Island in 1948. On April 3 of that year, a communist uprising that enjoyed significant support within the local communities was brutally suppressed by the police and military forces of the Korean government, with guidance from the American military. It is estimated that at least 30,000 people, many of them innocent civilians, were killed in the brutal massacre ordered by President Syngman Rhee. And yet very few people, either within or outside of Korea, have a clear understanding of the enormity of this event, for an eerie silence has surrounded it for the last 50 years. Islanders who survived the event have remained silent about it largely out of fear of how they might be implicated in it, or associated with the communist forces in Korea, if it were openly discussed. This is the story of ?The Jeju Massacre,? a story that needs to be told.The short stories by Hyun Kil-Un brought together in this collection are all set on Jeju Island in and around the time of the Jeju Massacre. Each story offers its own unique perspective on the events surrounding the massacre, and the connections between the stories provide readers with a deep, multi-faceted understanding of the incident. This fictional exploration of the Jeju Massacre dramatically illustrates how innocent people are the victims of ideologies, how truth can be concealed on such a large scale, and how the revelation of truth can be so subversive in society.This is the first English-language translation of this collection of stories by Hyun-Kil-Un. The stories assembled here are readily accessible to all readers of the English-language, but will be especially relevant to those with an interest in Korean literature, Korean history, Japanese colonialism, the communist movement, and Korean-American relations.CONTENTS ?The Dream of the Dragon Horse; ?Dawn?; ?Grandfather?; ?Fever?; ?The Homecoming?; ?Fire and Ashes?; ?Dead Silence?

The Wagon and Other Stories from the City

Author : Martin Preib
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226679810
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (266 download)

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Download or read book The Wagon and Other Stories from the City written by Martin Preib and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2010-04-15 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Martin Preib is an officer in the Chicago Police Department—a beat cop whose first assignment as a rookie policeman was working on the wagon that picks up the dead. Inspired by Preib’s daily life on the job, The Wagon and Other Stories from the City chronicles the outer and inner lives of both a Chicago cop and the city itself. The book follows Preib as he transports body bags, forges an unlikely connection with his female partner, trains a younger officer, and finds himself among people long forgotten—or rendered invisible—by the rest of society. Preib recounts how he navigates the tenuous labyrinths of race and class in the urban metropolis, such as a domestic disturbance call involving a gang member and his abused girlfriend or a run-in with a group of drunk yuppies. As he encounters the real and imagined geographies of Chicago, the city reveals itself to be not just a backdrop, but a central force in his narrative of life and death. Preib’s accounts, all told in his breathtaking prose, come alive in ways that readers will long remember.

Emerald City and Other Stories

Author : Jennifer Egan
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 1780334648
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (83 download)

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Download or read book Emerald City and Other Stories written by Jennifer Egan and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2012-01-19 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These eleven masterful stories - the first collection from acclaimed author Jennifer Egan - deal with loneliness and longing, regret and desire. Egan's characters, models and housewives, bankers and schoolgirls, are united by their search for something outside their own realm of experience. They set out from locations as exotic as China and Bora Bora, as cosmopolitan as downtown Manhattan, or as familiar as suburban Illinois to seek their own transformations. Elegant and poignant, the stories in Emerald City are seamless evocations of self-discovery.

A Silent Singer; And Other Stories

Author : Clara Morris
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3387093144
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (87 download)

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Download or read book A Silent Singer; And Other Stories written by Clara Morris and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-10-04 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Inspector Erlendur Series, Books 1-3

Author : Arnaldur Indridason
Publisher : Minotaur Books
ISBN 13 : 1466888148
Total Pages : 1028 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)

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Download or read book The Inspector Erlendur Series, Books 1-3 written by Arnaldur Indridason and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 2015-03-17 with total page 1028 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here together for the first time in a fabulous eBook bundle are the first three books in the popular Inspector Erlendur series: Jar City, Silence of the Grave, and Voices Winner of the CWA Gold Dagger Award and selected for Publishers Weekly's 100 Best Books for Silence of the Grave, Arnaldur Indridason has received major review attention. He is the only author to win the Glass Key Award for Best Nordic Crime Novel two years in a row—for Jar City in 2002 and Silence of the Grave in 2003. Jar City When a lonely old man is found dead in his Reykjavík flat, the only clues are a cryptic note left by the killer and a photograph of a young girl's grave. Did the old man's past come back to haunt him? As Erlendur reopens this very cold case, he follows a trail of unusual forensic evidence, uncovering secrets that are much larger than the murder of one old man. Silence of the Grave When a skeleton is discovered half-buried in a construction site outside of Reykjavík, Inspector Erlendur finds himself knee-deep in both a crime scene and an archeological dig. As Erlendur tries to crack this cold case, he must also save his drug-addicted daughter from self destruction and somehow glue his hopelessly fractured family back together. Voices The Christmas rush is at its peak in a grand Reykjavík hotel when Inspector Erlendur is called in to investigate a murder. As Christmas Day approaches, Erlendur must deal with his difficult daughter, pursue a possible romantic interest, and untangle a long-buried web of malice and greed to find the murderer.

The Longing for Less

Author : Kyle Chayka
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1635572118
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (355 download)

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Download or read book The Longing for Less written by Kyle Chayka and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2020-01-21 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New Yorker staff writer and Filterworld author Kyle Chayka examines the deep roots-and untapped possibilities-of our newfound, all-consuming drive to reduce. “Less is more”: Everywhere we hear the mantra. Marie Kondo and other decluttering gurus promise that shedding our stuff will solve our problems. We commit to cleanse diets and strive for inbox zero. Amid the frantic pace and distraction of everyday life, we covet silence-and airy, Instagrammable spaces in which to enjoy it. The popular term for this brand of upscale austerity, “minimalism,” has mostly come to stand for things to buy and consume. But minimalism has richer, deeper, and altogether more valuable gifts to offer. In The Longing for Less, one of our sharpest cultural critics delves beneath the glossy surface of minimalist trends, seeking better ways to claim the time and space we crave. Kyle Chayka's search leads him to the philosophical and spiritual origins of minimalism, and to the stories of artists such as Agnes Martin and Donald Judd; composers such as John Cage and Julius Eastman; architects and designers; visionaries and misfits. As Chayka looks anew at their extraordinary lives and explores the places where they worked-from Manhattan lofts to the Texas high desert and the back alleys of Kyoto-he reminds us that what we most require is presence, not absence. The result is an elegant synthesis of our minimalist desires and our profound emotional needs. With a new afterword by the author.

Silence in the Dark (Logan Point Book #4)

Author : Patricia Bradley
Publisher : Revell
ISBN 13 : 1493401726
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (934 download)

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Download or read book Silence in the Dark (Logan Point Book #4) written by Patricia Bradley and published by Revell. This book was released on 2016-04-12 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two years ago, Bailey Adams broke off her engagement to Danny Maxwell and fled Logan Point for the mission field in Chihuahua, Mexico. Now she's about to return home to the States, but there's just one problem. After Bailey meets with the uncle of one of the mission children in the city, she barely escapes a sudden danger. Now she's on the run--she just doesn't know from whom. To make matters worse, people who help her along the way find themselves in danger too--including Danny. Who is after her? Will they ever let up? And in the midst of the chaos, can Bailey keep herself from falling in love with her rescuer all over again? With lean, fast-paced prose that keeps readers turning the pages, Patricia Bradley pens a superb story of suspense and second chances.

City of Silence

Author : Rachelle Linner
Publisher : Orbis Books
ISBN 13 : 9781570750144
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book City of Silence written by Rachelle Linner and published by Orbis Books. This book was released on 1995 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Linner draws on her journeys to Hiroshima and her work with A-bomb survivors to explore some of the deeper levels of meaning of this profoundly important event. The stories told in this book bear universal lessons about the meaning of life in the face of suffering, violence and death.

Silence on the Mountain

Author : Daniel Wilkinson
Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780822333685
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (336 download)

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Download or read book Silence on the Mountain written by Daniel Wilkinson and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by a young human rights worker, "Silence on the Mountain" is a virtuoso work of reporting and a masterfully plotted narrative tracing the history of Guatemala's 36-year internal war, a conflict that claimed the lives of more than 200,000 people.

The Silence of the White City

Author : Eva García Sáenz
Publisher : Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
ISBN 13 : 1984898590
Total Pages : 530 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (848 download)

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Download or read book The Silence of the White City written by Eva García Sáenz and published by Vintage Crime/Black Lizard. This book was released on 2020-07-28 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "You’ll want to race through The Silence of the White City, but it’s best to slow down and savor the full effect of the volatile, intoxicating universe Sáenz has created. This is the first novel of the White City trilogy to be translated into English—the second can’t come fast enough." —AirMail HOW DO YOU STOP A KILLER WHO'S ALWAYS TWO STEPS AHEAD? A madman is holding Vitoria hostage, killing its citizens in brutal ways and staging the bodies. The city's only hope is a brilliant detective struggling to battle his own demons. Inspector Unai López de Ayala, known as "Kraken," is charged with investigating a series of ritualistic murders. The killings are eerily similar to ones that terrorized the citizens of Vitoria twenty years earlier. But back then, police were sure they had discovered the killer, a prestigious archaeologist who is currently in jail. Now Kraken must race to determine whether the killer had an accomplice or if the wrong man has been incarcerated for two decades. This fast-paced, unrelenting thriller weaves in and out of the mythology and legends of the Basque country as it hurtles to its shocking conclusion.

The Girl Who Could Silence the Wind

Author : Meg Medina
Publisher : Candlewick Press
ISBN 13 : 0763646024
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (636 download)

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Download or read book The Girl Who Could Silence the Wind written by Meg Medina and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2012-03-13 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Worn down by the constant petitions of the villagers who think she has special powers, sixteen-year-old Sonia leaves behind her shawl covered with milagros and her mountain home and sets out to live a life of her own choosing in the capital city.

The Anatomy of Silence

Author : Cyra Perry Dougherty
Publisher : Red Press Limited
ISBN 13 : 9781912157105
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (571 download)

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Download or read book The Anatomy of Silence written by Cyra Perry Dougherty and published by Red Press Limited. This book was released on 2019-03-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before #MeToo, there was silence. Let's talk about that silence. The Anatomy of Silence is a collection of voices speaking out loud - often for the first time - about what it means to stay silent, to be silenced, and to break the silence that surrounds sexual violence. About how we are all complicit in creating that silence. It offers an unflinching account of how a culture of shame perpetuates a culture of violence against our bodies--and reflects on what it would take to create a world in which that silence -- once broken -- stays broken.

The Ragged Edge of Silence

Author : John Francis, Ph.D.
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 1426207387
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (262 download)

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Download or read book The Ragged Edge of Silence written by John Francis, Ph.D. and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2011-03-15 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the author of Planetwalker, The Ragged Edge of Silence takes us to another level of appreciating, through silence, the beauty of the planet and our place in it. John Francis's real and compelling prose forms a tapestry of questions and answers woven from interviews, stories, personal experience, science, and the power of silence through history, including practice by Native American, Hindu, and Buddhist cultures. Through their time-honored traditions and his own experience of communicating silently for 17 years, Francis's practical exercises lay the groundwork for the reader to build constructive silence into everyday life: to learn more about oneself, to set goals and accomplish dreams, to build strong relationships, and to appreciate and be a steward of the Earth. With its amazing human interest element and first-person expertise, this book is energizing and universally instructive.

The Deaf Shoemaker and Other Stories

Author : Philip Barrett
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3752402997
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (524 download)

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Download or read book The Deaf Shoemaker and Other Stories written by Philip Barrett and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2020-08-04 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original: The Deaf Shoemaker and Other Stories by Philip Barrett

The Silence Seeker

Author : Ben Morley
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0241582652
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (415 download)

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Download or read book The Silence Seeker written by Ben Morley and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2021-12-23 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a new family moves in next door, Joe's mum explains that they are asylum seekers. Joe hears that they are silence seekers, especially as Mum adds that they need peace and quiet. When he sees a young boy from the family sitting disconsolately on the steps, Joe decides to help him find a quiet place in the noisy and chaotic city. A simple, moving story which is the perfect way to gently open discussion around the refugee crisis.

Sunday's Silence

Author : Gina B. Nahai
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0743459458
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (434 download)

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Download or read book Sunday's Silence written by Gina B. Nahai and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2003-04-02 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Denied by his father, abandoned by his mother, Adam has been in flight from his past for twenty years--until he returns to investigate the possible murder of his father by one of the church members."--Jacket.

Silence

Author : Erling Kagge
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 1524733245
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (247 download)

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Download or read book Silence written by Erling Kagge and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2017-11-21 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is silence? Where can it be found? Why is it now more important than ever? In 1993, Norwegian explorer Erling Kagge spent fifty days walking solo across Antarctica, becoming the first person to reach the South Pole alone, accompanied only by a radio whose batteries he had removed before setting out. In this book. an astonishing and transformative meditation, Kagge explores the silence around us, the silence within us, and the silence we must create. By recounting his own experiences and discussing the observations of poets, artists, and explorers, Kagge shows us why silence is essential to sanity and happiness—and how it can open doors to wonder and gratitude. (With full-color photographs throughout.)