Bibliograph

The investigation, a novel, J.M. Lee ; translated by Chi-Young Kim

Type

Label

The investigation, a novel, J.M. Lee ; translated by Chi-Young Kim

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Index

no index present

Literary Form

novels

Main title

The investigation

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

J.M. Lee ; translated by Chi-Young Kim

Sub title

a novel

Summary

"Watanbe Yuichi, a young guard with a passion for reading, is ordered to investigate a murder. The victim, Sugiyama, also a guard, was feared and despised throughout the prison and inquiries have barely begun when a powerful inmate confesses. But Watanbe is unconvinced; and as he interrogates both the suspect and Yun Dong-ju, a talented Korean poet, he starts to realize that the fearsome guard was not all he appeared to be... As Watanbe unravels Sugiyama's final months, he begins to discover what is really going on inside this dark and violent institution, which few inmates survive: a man who will stop at nothing to dig his way to freedom; a governor whose greed knows no bounds; a little girl whose kite finds an unlikely friend. And Yun Dong-ju--the poet whose works hold such beauty they can break the hardest of hearts. As the war moves towards its devastating close and bombs rain down upon the prison, Watanbe realizes that he must find a way to protect Yun Dong-ju, no matter what it takes. As he digs further and further in to his investigation, the young guard discovers a devastating truth" --, Provided by publisher

Target audience

adult

Classification