Bibliograph

To kill a tiger, a memoir of Korea, Jid Lee

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Label

To kill a tiger, a memoir of Korea, Jid Lee

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

To kill a tiger

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Jid Lee

Sub title

a memoir of Korea

Summary

Against the backdrop of modern Korea's violent and tumultuous history, To Kill A Tiger is a searing portrait of a woman and a society in the midst of violent change. Drawing on Korean legend and myth, as well as an Asian woman's unique perspective on the United States, Lee weaves her compelling personal narrative with a collective and accessible history of modern Korea, from Japanese colonialism to war-era comfort women, from the genocide of the Korean War to the government persecution and silence of Cold War-era pogroms. The ritual of storytelling, which she shares with the women of her family, serves as a window into a five-generation family saga, and it is through storytelling that Lee comes to appreciate the sacrifices of her ancestors and her own now American place in her family and society. In To Kill A Tiger Lee provides a revelatory look at war and modernization in her native country, a story of personal growth, and a tribute to the culture that formed her

Target audience

adult

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