Park Wan-suh's Who Ate Up All the Shinga? is an extraordinary account of growing up during the Japanese occupation of Korea and the Korean War, a time of great oppression, deprivation, and social and political instability. With acerbic wit and brilliant insight, Park describes the characters and events that came to shape her young life.
This book examines the transformation of regional order in East Asia in the late-nineteenth century, and its lasting impact on contemporary East Asia. It makes a significant contribution to debates in international relations theory and security studies about autonomy and status, as well as to the literature on East Asian international relations.
A short story by Park Wanseo published in pamphlet form as part of the IYAGI (meaning: story) series and translated from Korean by Soobin Kim. From the people who brought you KESHIKI and YEOYU.