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Fox Girl tells the story of the forgotten victims of the Korean War: the abandoned children of American soldiers who must carve out a life amid the ruins of a devastated nation. The novel centers on Hyun Jin, or the “fox girl,” who is cut off by her parents and forced to rely on her best friend, Sookie—a teenage prostitute kept by an American soldier—and the lost boy Lobetto, who survives by running errands and engaging in the informal, precarious economy of the local neighborhood. Together, they confront the harsh realities of survival in a world reshaped by conflict.
First publish date: 2002
Genre: War & Military Fiction/War Stories
Authors: Nora Okja Keller
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