Beasts of a Little Land
Book description
An epic story of love, war, and redemption set against the backdrop of the Korean independence movement, following the intertwined fates of a young girl sold to a courtesan school and the penniless son of a hunter
In 1917, deep in the snowy mountains of occupied Korea, an impoverished local…
Why read it?
1 author picked Beasts of a Little Land as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This book is a portal to the past, focusing on characters living through a turbulent period in Korea, when the peninsula was struggling to achieve independence from Japan.
The heart of the story is comprised of the complicated, layered, and extremely authentic human experiences. I loved the gentle wisdoms and observations of human nature provided by the narrator.