War trash
Subtitle: a novel
By: Ha Jin.
Edition: 1st Vintage International ed.
Publisher: Vintage International
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 352
Subjects: Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Prisoners and prisons -- Fiction; Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Fiction; Chinese -- Korea -- Fiction; Prisoners of war -- Fiction; Translators -- Fiction
Genres: Fiction.
Description: Captured by enemy forces, Yu Yuan, a Chinese army officer serving in Korea in 1951, takes on the role of interpreter due to his proficiency in English, a role that places him in a conflict between his fellow prisoners and their captors.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 351-352).