Mater 2-10

Centred on three generations of a family of rail workers and a laid-off factory worker staging a high-altitude sit-in, MATER 2-10 vividly depicts the lives of ordinary working Koreans, starting from the Japanese colonial era, continuing through Liberation, and right up to the twenty-first century. It is at once a powerful account that captures a nation’s longing for a rail line to reconnect North and South, a magical-realist novel that reflects the lives of modern industrial workers.

An epic, multi-generational tale that threads together a century of Korean history.

Endorsements

International Booker–nominated Hwang Sok-yong.