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The Ginseng Hunter : a Novel by Talarigo, Jeff is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Ginseng Hunter : a Novel about?
<p><P><b>Set at the turn of the twenty-first century in China along the Tumen River, which separates northeast China and North Korea,<i> The Ginseng Hunter</i> is an unforgettable portrait of life along a fragile border.<br></b><br>A Chinese ginseng hunter lives alone in the valley and spends his days up in the mountains looking for ginseng and preparing for winter. He is scarcely aware of the larger world until shadowy figures hiding in the fields, bodies floating in the river, and rumors of thievery and murder begin to intrude on his cherished solitude. On one of his monthly trips to Yanji, where he buys supplies and visits a brothel, he meets a young North Korean prostitute. Through her vivid tales, the tragedy occurring across the river unfolds, and over the course of the year the hunter unnervingly discovers that the fates of the young woman and four others rest in his hands.<br><br>Spare, intimate, and strikingly atmospheric, <i>The Ginseng Hunter </i>takes us into the little-understood lives of North Koreans and confirms Jeff Talarigo's immense gift for storytelling.<br><br><i>The Ginseng Hunter</i> is based on actual events that are happening today in North Korea, also know
Who reads The Ginseng Hunter : a Novel?
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Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Talarigo, Jeff
- Publisher
- New York: Anchor Books
- Published
- 2009
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780307275233
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- Rating
- 3.64 / 5 (36 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14