Title: The living reed
Description: The Living Reed follows four generations of one family, the Kims, beginning with Il-han and his father, both advisors to the royal family in Korea. When Japan invades and the queen is killed, Il-han takes his family into hiding. In the ensuing years, he and his family take part in the secret war against the Japanese occupation. Pearl S. Buck's epic tells the history of Korea through the lives of one family.
Subjects: Fiction, History, Families, American fiction (fictional works by one author)
Places: Korea
Time periods: 20th century, 1864-1919