One Human Family and Other Stories

"Four short stories and a novella span the time between the Korean War and the dawn of the 21st century. Korea has been a country divided for more than 50 years, yet for people who lived throughout the war preceding the division won't be over until their country is united. Now elderly, they struggle to understand their roles in the war and the reasons for their suffering. Wanting desperately to leave the past and all that's been left behind, they find themselves reminded of it no matter where they go. Even a nursing home offers no refuge from ghosts of times past. Meanwhile, the younger generations of South Koreans struggle to find their identities in lives that have become nothing more than a quest to succeed in a consumer-driven society. For them, too, there is no escape, so they embrace the economic growth that has taken place since the war and rush headlong into a future devoid of meaning and tradition."--BOOK JACKET.Sallee, Hyun-Jae Yee is the author of 'One Human Family and Other Stories', published 2008 under ISBN 9781893996878 and ISBN 1893996875.