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The Martyred

The Martyred

Choi, Susan
Kim, Richard E.
Fenkl, Heinz Insu

Paperback

Series: Penguin Classics

General FictionLiterary Fiction

ISBN10: 0143106406
ISBN13: 9780143106401
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: May 31 2011
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.43
Height: 0.66 Width: 5.13 Depth: 7.68
Language: English
Written in a mood of total austerity; and yet the passion of the book is perpetually beating up against its seemingly barren surface. . . . I am deeply moved. -Philip Roth

During the early weeks of the Korean War, Captain Lee, a young South Korean officer, is ordered to investigate the kidnapping and mass murder of North Korean ministers by Communist forces. For propaganda purposes, the priests are declared martyrs, but as he delves into the crime, Lee finds himself asking: What if they were not martyrs? What if they renounced their faith in the face of death, failing both God and country? Should the people be fed this lie? Part thriller, part mystery, part existential treatise, The Martyred is a stunning meditation on truth, religion, and faith in times of crisis.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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