The Tunnel of Destiny

The Tunnel of Destiny The True Story of a Family's Walk Through an Age of Turmoil

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Publisher's Synopsis

Twin brothers believe they were born into an inseparable destiny, only to be betrayed by fate. Kim Hyung-cha is conscripted to serve as a student soldier during the Japanese occupation under conditions of severe cruelty, while his older twin, Kim Hyung-tae, who remained in the North after liberation, goes missing in the turbulence of the Korean War. Kim Hyungcha joins the allied forces and advances to the Yalu River with the war, where he miraculously finds his brother's family and manages to evacuate them to the South.

Beyond stripping Korean contemporary history bare, this book forces an introspective look into the common yet esoteric concept of human destiny. Through a most peculiar interlacing of events and encounters that confront the family, leading towards an uncanny untangling of ties, readers will walk the "tunnel of destiny," where mere coincidences are proven to be indisputable fate.

Book information

ISBN: 9781624121180
Publisher: University of Hawai'i Press
Imprint: Seoul Selection
Pub date:
DEWEY: 951.903092
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 368
Weight: 590g
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 30mm