- Overview
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The story is about the tumultuous life of Na Bokman who is involved in an arson attack against the American Cultural Center in Busan and becomes a wanted man, illustrating how a person's life and dreams can be destroyed when insanity prevails.
- Book Intro
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In 1980, Chun Doohwan (a scary older brother, or Cain) was elected as the 11th president of South Korea. From then on, the police and prosecution (a frightened younger brother, or Abel) embarked on a project of red hunting amidst the fervor of excessive loyalty for social climbing. On March 18, 1982, Moon Busik and Kim Eunsook who led the arson attack came to Wonju city to meet Bishop Ji Haksoon at the Wonju Diocese and delivered themselves to the police.
But investigation authorities prepared bloody revenge and justified their action by arresting all the relevant people. A taxi driver Na Bokman, who had lived a law-abiding existence without even a traffic ticket, got into a minor fender bender, which inadvertently involved him in the arson attack, and his life began to unravel. Na made desperate efforts to prove his innocence, but a series of mistakes, lies, and unreal situations spiraled out of control.
- About the Author
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Lee Kiho
Lee Kiho was born in Wonju, Gangwon-do in 1972. He debuted as a writer when Hyundae Munhak selected him as a recommended rookie writer in 1999. His collections of fiction include Choi Sun-deok Full of the Holy Spirit; I Knew This Would Happen Amidst the Confusion; Who Is Dr. Kim?; and Kang Min-ho: the Older Guy at Church Who Is Nice to Everyone. He is the author of novels, such as We Are Good at Apologizing and The World History of Second Sons. Lee received the Lee Hyo-seok Literature Award in 2010, the Kim Seung-ok Literature Prize in 2013, the Hankook Ilbo Literary Award in 2014, the Hwang Sun-won Literature Prize in 2017 and the Dongin Literary Award in 2018.
