The Island of Sea Women
2019 novel by Lisa See
Author | Lisa See |
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Language | English |
Genre | Novel |
Publisher | Scribner |
Publication date | 2019 |
Publication place | United States |
Pages | 374 |
The Island of Sea Women is a 2019 historical novel written by American author Lisa See. Set on the Korean island of Jeju, the novel tells the story of a friendship between Mi-ja, the daughter of a Japanese collaborator, and Young-Sook, the heir apparent in a family of haenyeo. Throughout the decades from Japanese rule to the modern era, the two become close but find their relationship strained as a result of their backgrounds.
See researched Haenyo during visit to South Korea for her next novel[1][2]
References
External links
- The Island of Sea Women at Kirkus Reviews
- The Island of Sea Women at New York Times Reviews
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Works by Lisa See
- On Gold Mountain (1995)
- Flower Net (1997)
- The Interior (1999)
- Dragon Bones (2003)
- Shanghai Girls (2009)
- Dreams of Joy (2011)
- Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (2005)
- Peony in Love (2007)
- China Dolls (2014)
- The Island of Sea Women (2019)
- Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (2011)