The Ginseng Hunter: A Novel (Google eBook)

Jeff Talarigo

Random House Digital, Inc., Apr 15, 2008 - Fiction - 192 pages

A Chinese ginseng hunter lives alone in the valley, where he spends his days preparing for winter. He is scarcely aware of the larger world until shadowy figures, floating bodies, and rumors of murder begin to intrude on his cherished solitude. Then, on a trip to Yanji, he meets a young North Korean prostitute. Through her vivid tales, the tragedy occurring across the river unfolds, and soon the hunter realizes that the fates of the young woman and four others rest in his hands.An unforgettable look at life along the fragile border between China and North Korea, The Ginseng Hunter is a confirmation of Jeff Talarigo's talent for finding humanity in the most unexpected places.


From the Trade Paperback edition.

What people are saying

Review: The Ginseng Hunter

User Review  - Rick Skwiot - Goodreads

Jeff Talarigo's haunting 2008 novel The Ginseng Hunter (Nan A. Talese/Doubleday) puts a face on hunger and the human effects of totalitarian rule, oppression and ill-wrought central planning. Set in ...

Review: The Ginseng Hunter

User Review  - Toni - Goodreads

While not as captivating as His first novel, The Pearl Diver, I found this book a true insight into the harsh reality of North Korean life today. The Ginseng Hunter is men who wants nothing more than ...

Contents

• Section 1: 5
• Section 2: 26
• Section 3: 39
• Section 4: 103
• Section 5: 137
• Section 6: 177
• Section 7: 178

About the author

JEFF TALARIGO won the American Academy of Arts and Letters Rosenthal Foundation Award for his widely acclaimed first novel, The Pearl Diver. After living in Japan for almost fourteen years, he, with his wife and son, moved back to the United States in 2006. He was awarded a fellowship at the New York Public Library's Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers. The Ginseng Hunter is his second novel.


From the Trade Paperback edition.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Ginseng Hunter: A Novel
• Author: Jeff Talarigo
• Publisher: Random House Digital, Inc., 2008
• ISBN: 0385525567, 9780385525565
• Length: 192 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / Literary