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World Service,6 mins

Korea's 20th century through the eyes of its workers

Weekend

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Mater 2-10 by Hwang Sok Yong trans by Sora Kim Russell and Josephine Bae is a sweeping, multigenerational saga about a family of railway workers as they endure Japanese occupation, war and the separation of Korea. A portrait of a country as seen through the eyes of its manual workers.

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