WAXING MOON
Book ID/图书代码： 07633013B66548
English Summary/英文概要： Waxing Moon unfolds in feudal 19th century Korea, inside the household of wealthy landowner Mr. O. Outside, political unrest is fomenting as Western missionaries attempt to make inroads into the country. While the servants and wives within the O household compete for greater degrees of influence, Korea moves closer to the end of a dynasty and vast changes in the way of life for the privileged. This story of family intrigue and political tension during the Joseon Dynasty is told with humor and warmth, with characters driven by ambition yet tempered by love.
Filled with healers and harlots, aristocrats and outcasts, Waxing Moon beautifully weaves together the threads of a multi-wived household, the travails of midwifery, and a budding romance.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 《蜡月》讲述了19世纪处在封建社会的韩国故事，对内这是一个富裕的地主家族奥家的家庭故事，对外则描绘了西方国家侵袭下的政治动荡与不安。当家中的仆人和妻女们正在为争夺更大的家族权利和影响力而明争暗斗，韩国社会却正在走向一个王朝的终结，贵族阶级生活的方方面面正在发生着巨大的变化。虽然讲述了李氏朝鲜中的家族阴谋与政治紧张，全书却充满着幽默与温馨，书中的人物形象或许是受到了野心的驱使，却也同时为爱所引领。
充斥着术士、娼妓、贵族以及流亡者，《蜡月》用美丽的笔触刻画了一个一夫多妻制家族中的种种斗争，与此同时还描写了生产的艰辛与浪漫爱情的萌芽。（DC）
Awards/获奖情况："H.S. 金是一名极具天赋的讲述者，她令人卸下心房的声音使得韩国文化变得更加亲近。在《蜡月》这部处女作历史小说中，她用人性的弱点、爱、悲剧以及母爱编织出了一个揪心的故事。 " --安德鲁•帕姆, 著有“Catfish and Mandala”
“正是将女性与生动刻画的历史背景交相辉映这一特质，使得我从一开始就被这部作品深深吸引。." --奥德瑞•秦 著有“When the Heart Bones Break”
"金将故事的线索与轻松的聊天技巧穿插在一起，使得这部作品读来更像是现代版的《源氏物语》。强烈推荐。" --历史小说协会
"..一部描绘近代韩国乡村生活的小说作品，充满了力量，引人入胜。" --Al 桑代, 著有“ The Taming of the American Crowd”
"H.S. Kim is a gifted storyteller with a disarming voice that makes Korean culture accessible. In her first historical novel Waxing Moon, she has woven a heart-wrenching story of human foibles, love and tragedy, and motherhood." --Andrew Pham, Catfish and Mandala
“It is the interactions of the women against a vividly painted historical backdrop that engaged me from the first page." --Audrey Chin, When the Heart Bones Break
"Kim handles interweaving plotlines with an easy, chatty skill; this book reads like a more modern version of The Tale of Genji, at once intimate and universal. Highly recommended." --The Historical Novel Society
"...A powerful and compelling novel of life in pre-modern Korean countryside." --Al Sandine, The Taming of the American Crowd
About the Author/作者介绍： H•S•金在二十岁那年从韩国移民美国。毕业于哥伦比亚大学师范学院后，她便从事创造性写作课程的教授工作，其授课学生范围广泛，包括哈勒姆的青少年、纽约上州的监狱犯人，奥地利商人、奥克兰老挝难民以及各大学内的外国学者们。她的第二部小说作品目前正在创作过程中，主要借由一名孩子的眼睛描绘了20世纪70年代的韩国。
H.S. Kim moved to the U.S. from Korea at the age of twenty. After graduating from Teacher’s College at Columbia University, she taught Creative Writing and English as a Second Language to a wide range of students, including teenagers in Harlem, prison inmates in upstate New York, businessmen in Austria, Laotian refugees in Oakland, and foreign scholars at various universities. Her second novel, currently under construction, will depict the 1970s in a divided Korea through the eyes of a child.
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