Our Twisted Hero -- Yi Munyol, Hardcover

When the twelve-year-old narrator of Our Twisted Hero moves to a small town and enrolls in the local school, he's confident that his big city sophistication will establish him as a natural leader. He is shocked to find his new classmates and teacher under the spell of the class monitor. As the narrator sets out to overthrow the bully, he is threatened, teased -- and finally broken.

Author: Yi Munyol, Mun-Yol Yi, Kevin O'Rourke
Publisher: Hyperion Books
Published: 02/28/2001
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.70w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780786866700
Age Range: 18-17

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 12/11/2000 pg. 64
Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2001 pg. 80
Booklist 01/01/2001 pg. 920
Library Journal 01/01/2001 pg. 158

About the Author
Yi Munyol, one of Korea's most acclaimed writers, is the author of sixteen novels (many of which have sold into the millions), fifty-two novellas, and two collections of political and social commentary. His work has been translated into eight languages, and he has received numerous literary awards. He lives in South Korea. Translator Kevin O'Rourke, an Irish priest (Columban Fathers), is a Professor of English at Kyunghee University in Seoul.