남한산성

In the winter of 1636 a Qing army of more than a hundred thousand rings the fortress of Namhansanseong, and Joseon's survival hangs in the balance. Before a powerless King Injo, for forty-seven days, one faction argues that a dynasty should fall rather than bow, the other that only living on can make up for the shame. Around the court stand people history left out: a blacksmith with a clear head for facts, a ferryman cut down by a minister's sword, a small girl who slips through enemy lines into the fortress, and the common people who suffer as the kingdom totters.

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About the book

Form

Novel

Length

383 pages in the original

Genres

Historical, War, Politics (assigned by AI)

Set in

South Korea, 1636–1637

First published

2007 by Hakgojae

Author's age

59 when first published

ISBN

9788956250595 (original)

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