War Trash

War Trash

Ha Jinâ‚¬s masterful new novel casts a searchlight into a forgotten corner of modern history, the experience of Chinese soldiers held in U.S. POW camps during the Korean War. In 1951 Yu Yuan, a scholarly and self-effacing clerical officer in Maoâ‚¬s â‚¬Å“volunteerâ‚¬Â army, is taken prisoner south of the 38th Parallel. Because he speaks English, he soon becomes an intermediary between his compatriots and their American captors.With Yuan as guide, we are ushered into the secret world behind the barbed wire, a world where kindness alternates with blinding cruelty and one has infinitely more to fear from oneâ‚¬s fellow prisoners than from the guards. Vivid in its historical detail, profound in its imaginative empathy, War Trash is Ha Jinâ‚¬s most ambitious book to date.
Country USA
Brand Vintage
Manufacturer Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781400075799
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2005-05-10
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781400075799

Country	USA
Brand	Vintage
Manufacturer	Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9781400075799
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	2005-05-10
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781400075799

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