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Nan A. Talese
April 2008
On Sale: April 15, 2008
192 pages
ISBN: 0385517394
EAN: 9780385517393
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Set at the turn of the twenty-first century in China
along the Tumen River, which separates northeast China and
North Korea, The Ginseng Hunter is an unforgettable
portrait of life along a fragile border.
A
Chinese ginseng hunter lives alone in the valley and spends
his days up in the mountains looking for ginseng and
preparing for winter. He is scarcely aware of the larger
world until shadowy figures hiding in the fields, bodies
floating in the river, and rumors of thievery and murder
begin to intrude on his cherished solitude. On one of his
monthly trips to Yanji, where he buys supplies and visits a
brothel, he meets a young North Korean prostitute. Through
her vivid tales, the tragedy occurring across the river
unfolds, and over the course of the year the hunter
unnervingly discovers that the fates of the young woman and
four others rest in his hands.
Spare, intimate, and
strikingly atmospheric, The Ginseng Hunter takes us
into the little-understood lives of North Koreans and
confirms Jeff Talarigo's immense gift for
storytelling.
The Ginseng Hunter is based on
actual events that are happening today in North Korea, also
known as the DPRK, and along the Northeast border of China,
to where many North Korean refugees flee.
In
response to this humanitarian crisis, Liberty in North
Korea, or LiNK, an international NGO, maintains programs in
refugee protection and resettlement, leadership development
for North Korean defectors, advocacy to stakeholders in the
North Korean crisis, and the empowerment of citizens to make
a difference with effective action. To learn more, please
visit www.LiNKglobal.org .
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