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Description
A FOREIGN FILM IMPORTER, GI-YEONG IS A FAMILY MAN WITH A WIFE AND DAUGHTER. AN AFICIONADO OF HEINEKEN, SOCCER, AND SUSHI, HE IS ALSO A NORTH KOREAN SPY WHO HAS BEEN LIVING AMONG HIS ENEMIES FOR TWENTY-ONE YEARS.
SUDDENLY HE RECEIVES A MYSTERIOUS EMAIL, A DIRECTIVE SEEMINGLY FROM THE HOME OFFICE. HE HAS ONE DAY TO RETURN TO HEADQUARTERS. HE HASN’T HEARD FROM ANYONE IN OVER TEN YEARS. WHY IS HE BEING CALLED BACK NOW? IS THIS MESSAGE REALLY FROM PYONGYANG? IS HE RETURNING TO RECEIVE NEW ORDERS OR TO BE EXECUTED FOR A LACK OF DILIGENCE? HAS SOMEONE IN THE SOUTH DISCOVERED HIS SECRET IDENTITY? IS THIS A TRAP?
SPANNING THE COURSE OF ONE DAY, YOUR REPUBLIC IS CALLING YOU IS AN EMOTIONALLY TAUT, PSYCHOLOGICALLY ASTUTE, HAUNTING NOVEL THAT REVEALS THE DEPTH OF ONE PARTICULARLY GRIPPING FAMILY SECRET AND THE WAY IN WHICH WE SOMETIMES NEVER REALLY KNOW THE PEOPLE WE LOVE. CONFRONTING MORAL QUESTIONS ON SMALL AND LARGE SCALES, IT MINES THE POLITICAL AND CULTURAL TRANSFORMATIONS THAT HAVE TRANSFORMED SOUTH KOREA SINCE THE 1980S. A LAMENT FOR THE FATE OF A CERTAIN KIND OF MAN AND A CERTAIN KIND OF MANHOOD, IT IS ULTIMATELY A SEARING STUDY OF THE LONG AND INSIDIOUS EFFECTS OF DIVIDING A NATION IN TWO.
This is a bargain book and quantities are limited. Bargain books are new but could include a small mark from the publisher and a price sticker identifying them as such. |
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Airmail I (Smaller Parcel Post) Note: Not trackable. Since this is a form of general mail, deliveries do not receive a tracking number. While delivery costs are relatively inexpensive and customs passage is easier, the security of the delivery is somewhat lower. Packaging methods are applied that allow for opening according to regulations. Please be aware that Seoul Selection cannot be held responsible for items ordered that are lost during delivery. Only applies to packages weighing less than 2 kg. For boxes, no one side can exceed 60 cm in length, and total dimensions of length, width and height together cannot exceed 90 cm.
Airmail II (Parcel Post) Note: Trackable. However, inquiries about delivery status are handled manually rather than by Internet, and items are thus more difficult to track in comparison with courier services. Applies to packages more than 2 kg.
* Airmail I, Airmail II 7 ~ 20 business days for international delivery after order confirmation.
EMS (Express Mail Service) Note: Trackable and fast. This is the courier service of the Korean postal service. An international postal service that brings letters, documents and parcels to their destinations abroad using the fastest and safest means of transportation through a special agreement between the Ministry of Information and Communication and the postal services of other countries. Promptness: 143 countries, including Japan and China, can be reached in 2-4 days. Delivery Inquiries by Internet: EMS deliveries sent to major countries such as Japan, the United Kingdom and Hong Kong can be tracked and confirmed through a global computer network; delivery status is available upon inquiry. In case a computer inquiry is not possible, a quick inquiry by fax or post is available for reference upon the user's request.
EMS Premium Note: Trackable and fast. With EMS Premium, the Korean postal service handles TNT Express delivery services, providing a similar delivery period to other express services like DHL, FedEx and UPS, with slightly more affordable rates according to region. 1 ~ 3 business days for international delivery after order confirmation.
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