The Liberators -- E. J. Koh, Hardcover

At the height of the military dictatorship in South Korea, Insuk and Sungho are arranged to be married. The couple soon moves to San Jose, California, with an infant and Sungho's overbearing mother-in-law. Adrift in a new country, Insuk grieves the loss of her past and her divided homeland, finding herself drawn into an illicit relationship that sets into motion a dramatic saga and echoes for generations to come.

From the Gwangju Massacre to the 1988 Olympics, flashbacks to Korean repatriation after Japanese surrender, and the Sewol ferry accident, E. J. Koh's exquisitely drawn portraits and symphonic testimony from guards, prisoners, perpetrators, and liberators spans continents and four generations of two Korean families forever changed by fateful past decisions made in love and war. Extraordinarily beautiful and deeply moving, The Liberators is an elegantly wrought family saga of memory, trauma, and empathy, and a stunning testament to the consequences and fortunes of inheritance.

Author: E. J. Koh
Publisher: Tin House Books
Published: 11/07/2023
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.70w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781959030157

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/0001
Publishers Weekly 09/18/2023
Booklist 10/01/2023 pg. 34
BookPage 11/01/2023
Foreword 10/27/2023
Library Journal 11/01/2023 pg. 55