{"title":"Wan-suh Park","description":"\u003cp\u003eWelcome to our collection dedicated to the eminent South Korean author, \u003cem\u003eWan-suh Park\u003c\/em\u003e. Renowned for her poignant storytelling and keen insights into the human condition, Park has left an indelible mark on the literary world. Her works often explore the experiences of Korean women, though their universality reaches readers globally.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAmong her celebrated novels is \u003cem\u003eWho Ate Up All the Shinga?\u003c\/em\u003e, a compelling autobiographical narrative that captures the transformative years of personal and societal change in mid-20th century Korea. Park's ability to blend historical and personal dimensions makes her writing both relatable and deeply educational.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf you are seeking narratives filled with emotional depth and cultural richness, Wan-suh Park's works offer a captivating journey into the heart of Korean life and the resilience of its people. Perfect for readers of General Fiction, her books promise a profound and engaging reading experience.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"who-ate-up-all-the-shinga-by-wan-suh-park-9780231148993","title":"Who Ate Up All the Shinga?","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePark Wan-suh is a best-selling and award-winning writer whose work has been widely translated and published throughout the world. \u003cem\u003eWho Ate Up All the Shinga?\u003c\/em\u003e is an extraordinary account of her experiences growing up during the Japanese occupation of Korea and the Korean War, a time of great oppression, deprivation, and social and political instability.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePark Wan-suh was born in 1931 in a small village near Kaesong, a protected hamlet of no more than twenty families. Park was raised believing that \"no matter how many hills and brooks you crossed, the whole world was Korea and everyone in it was Korean.\" But then, the tendrils of the Japanese occupation, which had already worked their way through much of Korean society before her birth, began to encroach on Park's idyll, complicating her day-to-day life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith acerbic wit and brilliant insight, Park describes the characters and events that came to shape her young life, portraying the pervasive ways in which collaboration, assimilation, and resistance intertwined within the Korean social fabric before the outbreak of war. Most absorbing is Park's portrait of her mother, a sharp and resourceful widow who both resisted and conformed to stricture, becoming an enigmatic role model for her struggling daughter. Balancing period detail with universal themes, Park weaves a captivating tale that charms, moves, and wholly engrosses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46853361598700,"sku":"9780231148993","price":81.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/7546633482270.jpg?v=1759198787"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/wan-suh-park.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}