The Good Man

A Novel

By: Edward Jae-Suk Lee

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Hardcover | 29 October 2004

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Hardcover
272 Pages

Age
14+

Grade
9+

Dimensions(cm)
22.1 x 15.1 x 2.0

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The Good Man is the story of Gabriel Guttman, an aging Korean War veteran who, haunted by his past, returns to the Montana sheep ranch of his youth in search of redemption.
For forty years Gabriel has been burdened by a terrible secret - his participation in the No Gun Ri massacre of Korean civilians as American troops fled south, harassed by disguised North Korean soldiers mingling with peasant refugees. The guilt he has suppressed for so long is forced to the surface when a reporter researching the incident seeks him out. Gabriel attempts suicide, but he survives as a partial amnesiac.
Gabriel finds his way to the sheep ranch he grew up on in the mountains of southwest Montana, the only place he can remember. There he is reunited with the Korean peasant woman he brought back with him following the war. He does not remember their love, nor what caused him to bring her to Montana. As the spring lambs are born, the familiar surroundings trigger dreams of war and childhood, and he begins piecing together the missing chapters in his life. To re-create his history and seek salvation, he enlists the help of another person - Yahng Yi, the peasant woman's lovely and impetuous teenage daughter.

Industry Reviews

Affecting...combines often rough action with quietly subtle emotions to create a fresh and memorable tale of a troubled man's return from war. Recommended for most public libraries -- Lawrence Rungren * Library Journal *
Unusual story...[Lee's] writing is frequently lovely, sometimes hauntingly so. -- Joanne Wilkinson * Booklist, (American Library Association) *
A lyrically evocative, haunting first novel....The writing here is deft and moving, offering vivid description of both the Montana setting and the remembered Korean landscape....The novel proves eerily suspenseful, ending on a redemptive note. A gracefully rendered, beautifully characterized tale about an unusual life. Jae-Suk Lee is a writer watch. * Kirkus, (Starred) *
A seamless narrative...beautifully crafted...remarkable...transcends Asian-American themes, the Korean War, or first novel anxieties. -- Bill Drucker * Korean Quarterly *

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