| #205499 in Books | 1998-03-01 | 1998-03-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 7.75 x.60 x5.06l, | File type: PDF | 240 pages||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| A wonderful novel that gives insights into Korean shaman culture|By Customer|A wonderful novel that gives insights into Korean shaman culture, and the realities of survival for women in Korea under Japanese occupation.|0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| the cultural spiritual points were amazing. Third|By christina2tw<|From Library Journal|In her first novel, Keller draws on the distinct voices of Beccah, an obituary writer, and her mother, Akiko, a spirit medium, to illustrate the the unconquerable love between mother and daughter. Beccah is lost on the path of life, unsure w
Possessing a wisdom and maturity rarely found in a first novelist, Korean-American writer Nora Okja Keller tells a heartwrenching and enthralling tale in this, her literary debut. Comfort Woman is the story of Akiko, a Korean refugee of World War II, and Beccah, her daughter by an American missionary. The two women are living on the edge of society—and sanity—in Honolulu, plagued by Akiko's periodic encounters with the spirits of the dead, and by Becca...
You easily download any file type for your device.Comfort Woman | Nora Okja Keller.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.
