Tender Years (Paperback)

Tender Years is the touching story of a boy named Eumu, who was born to a Korean family in Osaka, Japan, during World War II. When his mother dies of TB when he is less than three years old, his grandmother abducts him, taking him to a remote Korean village. His grandmother's unconditional love helps Eumu live without a mother or father, but ten years later, he is returned to his father in Tokyo. Eumu feels as though he is waking up from a dream never ending, and entering into another dream. The little boy Eumu is in fact a mystery, even to the author. The mystery has to do with the existential dilemma the boy is faced with growing up in a place where he might have believed that the rest of the world was nonexistent. As if in the dream of an existence without shame, everything Eumu did for himself or for others was known to everyone but himself, yet the boy is very confused. His eventual conversations with his father point to the repression Eumu has hidden, as well as his desire to free himself from the repressed life he has led. Tender Years offers philosophical insight into the post-war years in Asia, where the collective and the individual engage a perennial struggle for survival. About the Author: Dr. David D. Yun grew up in South Korea until he was 13 years old. He taught physics at universities in the U.S., and now lives in Bangkok, Thailand. He is writing his next book. Publisher's website: http://SBPRA.com/DavidDYun

General

Imprint:	Strategic Book Publishing
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2011
First published:	October 2011
Authors:	David Yun
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 8mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	136
ISBN-13:	978-1-61204-658-7
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction Promotions
LSN:	1-61204-658-4
Barcode:	9781612046587

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