{"product_id":"9781913348953-mater-2-10","title":"Mater 2-10","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eshortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2024. \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInternational Booker–nominated virtuoso Hwang Sok-yong is back with another powerful story — an epic tale that threads together a century of Korean history.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn contemporary Seoul, a laid-off worker stages a months-long sit-in atop a sixteen-storey factory chimney. During the long and lonely nights, he talks to his ancestors, chewing on the meaning of life, on wisdom passed down the generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough the lives of those ancestors, three generations of railroad workers, \u003cem\u003eMater 2-10\u003c\/em\u003e vividly portrays the struggles of ordinary Koreans, starting from the Japanese colonial era, continuing through Liberation, and right up to the twenty-first century. It is at once a gripping account of a nation’s longing to be free from oppression, a lyrical folktale that reflects the blood, sweat, and tears shed by modern industrial labourers, and a culmination of Hwang’s career — a masterpiece thirty years in the making.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA true voice of a generation, Hwang shows again why he is unmatched when it comes to depicting the roots and reality of a divided nation and bringing to life the trials and tribulations of the Korean people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40823522000993,"sku":"9781913348953","price":17.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/products\/stand_22075303.jpg?v=1710330293","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781913348953-mater-2-10","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}