Young-Ha Kim,Charles La Shure
â€œKim takes a small moment of Korean history . . . and transforms this moment into a powerful, sweeping epic that resonates across continents and oceans, bridging East and West . . . The scope and breadth of Kimâ€™s talent is evident on every page of this breathtaking novel.â€ â€”,List,In 1904, as the Russo-Japanese War deepened, Asia was parceled out to rising powers and the Korean empire was annexed by Japan. Facing war and the loss of their nation, more than a thousand Koreans left their homes to seek possibility elsewhereâ€”in unknown Mexico.,After a long sea voyage, these emigrantsâ€”thieves and royals, priests and soldiers, orphans and entire familiesâ€”disembark with the promise of land. Soon they discover the truth: they have been sold into indentured servitude.,Aboard ship, an orphan, Ijeong, fell in love with the daughter of a noble; separated when the various haciendados claim their laborers, he vows to find her. After years of working in the punishing heat of the henequen fields, the Koreans are caught in the midst of a Mexican revolution. Some flee with Ijeong to Guatemala, where they found a New Korea amid Mayan ruins. ,A tale of star-crossed love, political turmoil, and the dangers of seeking freedom in a new world, ,Black Flower ,is an epic story based on a little-known moment in history.
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Black Flower