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"A new novel from Lisa See, the New York Times bestselling author of The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane, about female friendship and family secrets on a small Korean island. Mi-ja and Young-sook, two girls living on the Korean island of Jeju, are best friends that come from very different backgrounds. When they are old enough, they begin working in the sea with their village's all-female diving collective, led by Young-sook's mother. As the girls take...
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Una inmersión meticulosa en una cultura fascinante en vías de desaparición. Conocidas por su espíritu independiente y su tenaz voluntad, las haenyeo --mujeres buceadoras de la isla surcoreana de Jeju-- constituyen uno de los principales símbolos culturales de este país asiático. Fascinada por esta sociedad matriarcal, Lisa See nos brinda una hermosa y reflexiva novela sobre los lazos de amistad de dos jóvenes haenyeo --Kim Young-sook y Han...
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"The news has made headlines--'Korea and Japan join hands to eterminate the terrifying magic beasts on Jeju Island once and for all!' It's a monumental moment for the people of Korea...and it has absolutely nothing to do with Jinwoo. Instead, the newest S-rank hunter's number one priority is bringing his recently recovered mother back home where she belongs at last. When the situation on Jeju Island takes a devastating turn for the worse, though,...
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"'Nie mówię żegnaj' opowiada o ludobójstwie w 1948 roku na wyspie Czedżu. Opisuje nie tylko wydarzenia historyczne, ale także przedstawia w przejmujący portret trzech kobiet oraz wpływ, jaki na nie miała doznana przemoc i strata. Przede wszystkim jednak stawia ważne pytania dotyczące pamięci zbiorowej czy odpowiedzialności historycznej. Han Kang snuje opowieść o desperackiej walce i godności ludzi, którzy wbrew otaczającym ich ciemnościom...
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Mi-ja and Young-sook, two girls living on the Korean island of Jeju, are best friends that come from very different backgrounds. When they are old enough, they begin working in the sea with their village's all-female diving collective, led by Young-sook's mother. As the girls take up their positions as baby divers, they know they are beginning a life of excitement and responsibility but also danger. Despite their love for each other, Mi-ja and Young-sook's...








