The Surrendered
Author | Chang-Rae Lee |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Novel |
Publisher | Riverhead Books |
Publication date | March 2010 |
Media type | Print (hardcover) |
Pages | 469 |
The Surrendered is a novel by Chang-Rae Lee about the lives of three characters during the Korean War.[1][2][3] The novel also flashes back to the Japanese invasion of Manchuria and flashes forward to the 1980s in New York City and Italy. The book makes references to the Gallic Wars, Hector, and A Memory of Solferino, among other works. It was nominated as a finalist for the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.[4] It won the Dayton Literary Peace Prize for fiction in 2011.[5]
Characters[]
- June Han - A Korean girl who became an orphan after the death of her family
- Hector Brennan - American janitor and former soldier of Korean War
- Sylvie Tanner - wife of a missionary who had a troubled past and becomes involved in an affair with Hector
- Benjamin Li - Sylvie's mentor
- Ames Tanner - Sylvie's husband
- Nicholas - June's and Hector's son
- Reverend Han - a man who has taken care of orphans
- Min - an orphan who becomes Hector's friend
References[]
- ^ Wood, James. "Keeping It Real". The New Yorker.
- ^ Rafferty, Terrence (March 12, 2010). "Death Pursues Her (Published 2010)" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "The Surrendered by Chang-Rae Lee | Book review". the Guardian. June 18, 2010.
- ^ "2011 Pulitzer Prizes". www.pulitzer.org.
- ^ Young, Bill (April 2, 2021). "An epic story told by Chang-Rae Lee". www.oakpark.com. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
External links[]
Categories:
- Novels set during the Korean War
- Novels by Chang-Rae Lee
- Novels set in New York City
- 2010 American novels
- Riverhead Books books
- Asian American stubs
- 2010s war novel stubs
- Korean War stubs
- Cold War novel stubs