Beschrijving

Inspired by the Kwangju Massacre of 1980, in which 2,000 civilians were killed for protesting the government’s military rule, this novella recounts the wanderings of a girl traumatized by her mother’s murder and exemplifies the injustice of state-sanctioned violence against women.

Ch’oe Yun is a Korean author known for her breathtaking versatility, subversion of authority, and bold exploration of the inner life. Readers celebrate her creative play with fantasy and admire her deep engagement with trauma, history, and the vagaries of remembrance. In this collection’s title work, There a Petal Silently Falls, Ch’oe explores both the genesis and the aftershocks of historical outrages such as the Kwangju Massacre of 1980, in which a reported 2,000 civilians were killed for protesting government military rule. The novella follows the wanderings of a girl traumatized by her mother’s murder and strikes home the injustice of state-sanctioned violence against men and especially women. \