A piercing debut collection of poems exploring gender, race, and
violence from a sensational new talent In her arresting collection,
urgently relevant for our times, poet Emily Jungmin Yoon confronts the
histories of sexual violence against women, focusing in particular
on Korean so-called “comfort women,” women who were forced into
sexual labor in Japanese-occupied territories during World War II. In
wrenching language, A Cruelty Special to Our Species unforgettably
describes the brutalities of war and the fear and sorrow of those
whose lives and bodies were swept up by a colonizing power, bringing
powerful voice to an oppressed group of people whose histories have
often been erased and overlooked. “What is a body in a stolen
country,” Yoon asks. “What is right in war.” Moving readers
through time, space, and different cultures, and bringing vivid life
to the testimonies and confessions of the victims,Yoon takes
possession of a painful and shameful history even while unearthing
moments of rare beauty in acts of resistance and resilience, and in
the instinct to survive and bear witness.
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ISBN
9780062843692
Publisert
2018
Utgiver
Vendor
Ecco
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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