River of Fire and Other Stories

by Oh Jung-hee

Book Overview

O Chonghui crafts historically-rooted yet timeless tales imagining core human experiences from a female point of view. Since her debut in 1968, she has formed a powerful challenge to the patriarchal literary establishment in Korea, and her work has invited rich comparisons with the achievements of Joyce Carol Oates, Alice Munro, and Virginia Woolf.

These nine stories range from O Chonghui's first published work, in 1968, to one of her last...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231160674
• ISBN13: 9780231160674
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.1" x 7.7"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher