BOOK REVIEW Through 'Unnie,' author Yun-Yun hopes that yellow ribbons finds their true meaning in remembrance and sympathy
English-language fiction by ethnic Koreans is central to the literature of the Korean diaspora, which also includes significant bodies of literary work in Russian, Japanese and, increasingly in Korean, by ethnic Koreans in the Yanbian region of China. "Unnie" by Yun-Yun is a rare example of an English-language literary work by a writer based in Korea. On April 16, 2014, the Sewol ferry, transporting high school students and teachers on a spring outing to Jeju Island, sank off the southwest coast of Korea. The ship’s crew advised the passengers to remain aboard and await rescue, while they themselves evacuated. More than 300 of the passengers perished, the great majority of them students and teachers, and the remains of five of the victims were never recovered. It was subsequently determined that the boat had been overloaded with cargo, making it vulnerable to treacherous currents. The Sewol sinking drew a multifaceted response from the Korean public. People wore yellow ribbons to commemorate the victims. The K-pop idol group 2NE1 performed an acoustic version of their song “Come Ba
Jun 22, 2024By Bruce Fulton
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