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Honey in the Wound
by Jiyoung Han
Nominee for The Center for Fiction 2026 First Novel Prize
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by Jiyoung Han
Nominee for The Center for Fiction 2026 First Novel Prize
Jiyoung Han's debut novel, Honey in the Wound, will make you shudder and cry. Following three generations of one Korean family from 1931 to the present, the story's focus is the enslaved Korean comfort women during the Japanese colonization. It also focuses on the women's ability to survive and thrive as they take back their own power, whether through magic, cunning, or violence. The story is a realistic portrayal of…
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