num_pages: 368
description: The tumultuous history of Korea unfolds in Mira Stout's debut novel One Thousand Chestnut Trees, a compelling story of a young woman's search for her Korean heritage--and her own sense of identity. In her journeys, she discovers a legacy left behind by the noble clan from which she is descended--a temple erected by her great-grandfather in defiance of centuries of invasions against Korea, and the one thousand chestnut trees that shield it from view.
language: English
title: One Thousand Chestnut Trees: a Novel of Korea
titlecomplete: One Thousand Chestnut Trees: a Novel of Korea
genres: Asian Literature, Historical, Asia, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Book Club
ratings_count: 480
places: Korea, Republic of
publisher: Riverhead Books