A Cruelty Special to Our Species: Poems

by Emily Jungmin Yoon

Book Overview

A piercing debut collection of poems exploring gender, race, and violence from a sensational new talent

In her arresting collection, urgently relevant for our times, poet Emily Jungmin Yoon confronts the histories of sexual violence against women, focusing in particular on Korean so-called "comfort women," women who were forced into sexual labor in Japanese-occupied territories during World War II.

In wrenching language,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062843680
• ISBN13: 9780062843685
• Release Date: September 2018
• Publisher: Ecco Press
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"