Princess Bari

Princess Bari

by Sok-yong, Hwang

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A modern-day quest novel from one of Korea's most renowned novelists. Princess Bari tells the story of a young girl, frail and brave, who escapes from famine and death in North Korea in the 1990s. Seeking refuge in China before crossing oceans in the hold of a cargo ship, she disembarks in London, with its bewildering mix of cultures, religions, and languages. In this foreign city, Bari finds work as a masseuse - but she doesn't just heal the body, she also comforts souls, having learnt from he…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Princess Bari / Hwang Sok-yong.

Summary

A modern-day quest novel from one of Korea's most renowned novelists. Princess Bari tells the story of a young girl, frail and brave, who escapes from famine and death in North Korea in the 1990s. Seeking refuge in China before crossing oceans in the hold of a cargo ship, she disembarks in London, with its bewildering mix of cultures, religions, and languages. In this foreign city, Bari finds work as a masseuse - but she doesn't just heal the body, she also comforts souls, having learnt from her beloved grandmother to read the pain and nightmares of others. Alone and in a strange land, Bari.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©2015

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Scribe Publications
  • Place of Publication:Victoria, Autralia
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:©2015

Notes

Description based upon print version of record.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (277 p.)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:1925113736, 9781925113730
  • oclc:on1162041658
  • LC Classification:GR342
  • Dewey Decimal:398.209519

Table of Contents

""About the Author""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Epigraph""; ""One""; ""Two""; ""Three""; ""Four""; ""Five""; ""Six""; ""Seven""; ""Eight""; ""Nine""; ""Ten""; ""Eleven""; ""Twelve""

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