The evening hero: a novel
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Pub. Date:
2022
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English
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A sweeping, lyrical novel following a Korean immigrant pursuing the American dream who must confront the secrets of the past or risk watching the world he’s worked so hard to build come crumbling down.
Dr. Yungman Kwak is in the twilight of his life. Every day for the last fifty years, he has brushed his teeth, slipped on his shoes, and headed to Horse Breath’s General Hospital, where, as an obstetrician, he treats the women and babies of the small rural Minnesota town he chose to call home.
This was the life he longed for. The so-called American dream. He immigrated from Korea after the Korean War, forced to leave his family, ancestors, village, and all that he knew behind. But his life is built on a lie. And one day, a letter arrives that threatens to expose it.
Yungman’s life is thrown into chaos—the hospital abruptly closes, his wife refuses to spend time with him, and his son is busy investing in a struggling health start-up. Yungman faces a choice—he must choose to hide his secret from his family and friends or confess and potentially lose all he’s built. He begins to question the very assumptions on which his life is built—the so-called American dream, with the abject failure of its healthcare system, patient and neighbors who perpetuate racism, a town flawed with infrastructure, and a history that doesn’t see him in it.
Toggling between the past and the present, Korea and America, Evening Hero is a sweeping, moving, darkly comic novel about a man looking back at his life and asking big questions about what is lost and what is gained when immigrants leave home for new shores.
Dr. Yungman Kwak is in the twilight of his life. Every day for the last fifty years, he has brushed his teeth, slipped on his shoes, and headed to Horse Breath’s General Hospital, where, as an obstetrician, he treats the women and babies of the small rural Minnesota town he chose to call home.
This was the life he longed for. The so-called American dream. He immigrated from Korea after the Korean War, forced to leave his family, ancestors, village, and all that he knew behind. But his life is built on a lie. And one day, a letter arrives that threatens to expose it.
Yungman’s life is thrown into chaos—the hospital abruptly closes, his wife refuses to spend time with him, and his son is busy investing in a struggling health start-up. Yungman faces a choice—he must choose to hide his secret from his family and friends or confess and potentially lose all he’s built. He begins to question the very assumptions on which his life is built—the so-called American dream, with the abject failure of its healthcare system, patient and neighbors who perpetuate racism, a town flawed with infrastructure, and a history that doesn’t see him in it.
Toggling between the past and the present, Korea and America, Evening Hero is a sweeping, moving, darkly comic novel about a man looking back at his life and asking big questions about what is lost and what is gained when immigrants leave home for new shores.
Subjects
Subjects
Choice (Psychology)
Choice (Psychology) -- Fiction
Dysfunctional families
Dysfunctional families -- Fiction
Family secrets
Family secrets -- Fiction
History
Immigrants
Immigrants -- Fiction
Korea -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction
Koreans
Koreans -- United States -- Fiction
Large print books
Minnesota -- Fiction
Obstetricians
Obstetricians -- Fiction
Psychological fiction
Secrecy
Secrecy -- Fiction
Social conditions
United States -- Social conditions -- Fiction
Choice (Psychology) -- Fiction
Dysfunctional families
Dysfunctional families -- Fiction
Family secrets
Family secrets -- Fiction
History
Immigrants
Immigrants -- Fiction
Korea -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction
Koreans
Koreans -- United States -- Fiction
Large print books
Minnesota -- Fiction
Obstetricians
Obstetricians -- Fiction
Psychological fiction
Secrecy
Secrecy -- Fiction
Social conditions
United States -- Social conditions -- Fiction
More Details
ISBN:
9781476735085
9781476735078
9781638083726
9781476735078
9781638083726
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Grouping Language | English (eng) |
Last Grouping Update | 2024-03-28 01:18:49AM |
Last Indexed | 2024-03-28 05:57:25AM |
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Choice (Psychology) -- Fiction
Dysfunctional families -- Fiction
Family secrets -- Fiction
Immigrants -- Fiction
Korea -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction
Koreans -- United States -- Fiction
Large print books
Minnesota -- Fiction
Obstetricians -- Fiction
Psychological fiction
Secrecy -- Fiction
United States -- Social conditions -- Fiction
Dysfunctional families -- Fiction
Family secrets -- Fiction
Immigrants -- Fiction
Korea -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction
Koreans -- United States -- Fiction
Large print books
Minnesota -- Fiction
Obstetricians -- Fiction
Psychological fiction
Secrecy -- Fiction
United States -- Social conditions -- Fiction
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The evening hero : a novel / Marie Myung-Ok Lee
The evening hero : a novel / Marie Myung-Ok Lee
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The evening hero
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Choice (Psychology)
Dysfunctional families
Family secrets
History
Immigrants
Koreans
Obstetricians
Secrecy
Social conditions
Dysfunctional families
Family secrets
History
Immigrants
Koreans
Obstetricians
Secrecy
Social conditions
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