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Name
  
The Surrendered

Role
  
Novel by Chang-Rae Lee


Author
  
Chang-Rae Lee

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Nominations
  
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, Goodreads Choice Awards Best Historical Fiction

Similar
  
Chang-Rae Lee books, Other books

Originally published
  
March 9, 2010

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The Surrendered is a novel by Chang-Rae Lee about the lives of three characters during the Korean War. It was nominated as a finalist for the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.

Contents

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Characters

  • June Han - A Korean girl who became an orphan after the death of her family
  • Hector Brennan - American janitor and former soldier of Korean War
  • Sylvie Tanner - wife of a missionary who had a troubled past and becomes involved in an affair with Hector
  • Benjamin Li - Sylvie's mentor
  • Ames Tanner - Sylvie's husband
  • Nicholas - June's and Hector's son
  • Reverend Han - a man who has taken care of orphans
  • Min - an orphan who becomes Hector's friend

    • References

    The Surrendered Wikipedia
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