Mater 2-10 : shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2024

Mater 2-10 : shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2024SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE? International Booker nominated virtuoso Hwang Sok yong is back with another powerful story an epic, multi generational tale that threads together a century of Korean history. Centred on three generations of a family of rail workers and a laid off factory worker staging a high altitude sit in, Mater 2 10 vividly portrays the lives of ordinary Koreans, starting from the Japanese colonial era, continuing

SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE?International Booker-nominated virtuoso Hwang Sok-yong is back with another powerful story - an epic, multi-generational tale that threads together a century of Korean history. Centred on three generations of a family of rail workers and a laid-off factory worker staging a high-altitude sit-in, Mater 2-10 vividly portrays the lives of ordinary Koreans, starting from the Japanese colonial era, continuing through Liberation, and right up to the twenty-first century. It is at once a gripping account that captures a nation's longing to be free from oppression, a lyrical folktale that manages to reflect the realities of modern industrial work, and a culmination of Hwang's career - a masterpiece thirty years in the making. A true voice of a generation, Hwang shows again why he is unmatched when it comes to depicting the struggles of a divided nation and bringing to life the trials and tribulations of the Korean people.