Black flower
By: Young-ha Kim ; translated from the Korean by Charles La Shure
Contributors: La Shure, Charles
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Boston, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 305
ISBN-13: 9780547691138
Work titles: Kŏmŭn kkot
Description: A tale of star-crossed love, political turmoil, and the dangers of seeking freedom in a new world, Black Flower is an epic story based on a little-known moment in history.

In 1904, as the Russo-Japanese War deepened, Asia was parceled out to rising powers and the Korean empire was annexed by Japan. Facing war and the loss of their nation, more than a thousand Koreans left their homes to seek possibility elsewhere-- in unknown Mexico. They disembark with the promise of land, but soon they discover the truth: they have been sold into indentured servitude. A tale of star-crossed love, political turmoil, and the dangers of seeking freedom in a new world, based on a little-known moment in history.