The Reverse Side of Life

by Lee Seung-u

An extraordinary, highly acclaimed novel from Korea, revealing how the conflict of the secular and the divine manifests in the real world. Bak Bugil's father is a genius. Everyone in the village expects him to pass the civil service examination and become a judge, but he hasn't been seen since he left to study in Seoul. Bak lives with his mother and his father's relations. At the end of a path that leads to the rear of their house is a persimmon...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0720612594
• ISBN13: 9780720612592
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: Peter Owen Publishers
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.7" x 8.5"