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Fox Girl by Nora Okja Keller
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Fox Girl (edition 2003)

by Nora Okja Keller

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Nora Okja Keller, the acclaimed author of Comfort Woman, tells the shocking story of a group of young people abandoned after the Korean War. At the center of the tale are two teenage girls--Hyun Jin and Sookie, a teenage prostitute kept by an American soldier--who form a makeshift family with Lobetto, a lost boy who scrapes together a living running errands and pimping for neighborhood girls. Both horrifying and moving, Fox Girl at once reveals another layer of war's human detritus and the fierce love between a mother and daughter.… (more)
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Title:Fox Girl
Authors:Nora Okja Keller
Info:Penguin (Non-Classics) (2003), Paperback, 320 pages
Collections:Your library
Rating:****
Tags:asia, korea, treatment of women, 2010 challenge, bookcrossing

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Fox Girl by Nora Okja Keller

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Young girl discovers her mother is a stepmother (who hates her) and is tossed out of house. Fringe living around GI base (early 1960s?) in worst parts of town. She becomes bar girl in the worst way and eventually makes her way to Hawaii and refuge with a friend’s child. Violence depicted with graphic detail (author was criticized for extremity/graphic treatment of sexual violence with the argument that it begets further violence). A pitiful tale, told well, with a memorable protagonist.
  sungene | Oct 25, 2007 |
Although gritty at times, this moving novel is nevertheless a tale of sheer fortitude. Keller consistently portrays strong characters, and readers who appreciated her first novel for its realism and honesty will also want to read this one. Recommended for all general fiction, Asian American, and young adult fiction collections.
added by sduff222 | editLibrary Journal, Shirley N. Quan (Mar 15, 2002)
 
An empathic, valiant, and spellbinding storyteller, Keller lays bare the tragic consequences of misogyny and hate in a gorgeously rendered novel as harrowing as it is cathartic.
added by sduff222 | editBooklist, Donna Seaman (Mar 15, 2002)
 
Unsentimental in portraying the callousness of human nature that's been degraded by violence and deprivation, Keller achieves eloquence in describing the pureness of spirit to which even the most bitter victim can rise. This rare, honest picture of a marginal society unfamiliar to most American readers is a signal contribution to Asian-American understanding.
added by sduff222 | editPublishers Weekly, Jeff Zaleski (Jan 28, 2002)
 
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Nora Okja Keller, the acclaimed author of Comfort Woman, tells the shocking story of a group of young people abandoned after the Korean War. At the center of the tale are two teenage girls--Hyun Jin and Sookie, a teenage prostitute kept by an American soldier--who form a makeshift family with Lobetto, a lost boy who scrapes together a living running errands and pimping for neighborhood girls. Both horrifying and moving, Fox Girl at once reveals another layer of war's human detritus and the fierce love between a mother and daughter.

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