Togani
by Gong Ji-young, translated by Bruce and Ju-Chan Fulton
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“The novel is based on a real case of what you might call a sexual reign of terror at an institute for special needs children in South Korea. Gong Ji-young handles this potentially explosive subject matter by writing what you might call a novel of manners—a novel in which we see different elements of society interacting. We see, occasionally in the form of amusing anecdotes and dialogues, how the upper crust of this provincial city comes together to shield the twins when this pattern of sexual abuse becomes public.” Read more...
Bruce Fulton, Translator
