The Ginseng Hunter
Wednesday, June 16th, 2010
In Jeff Talarigo’s novel “The Ginseng Hunter”, a solitary man becomes reluctantly involved in the lives of North Koreans who have illegally entered China. Though his reluctance soon recedes, it is replaced by a moral discomfort that becomes especially acute as his relationships with these strangers become more personal. In this novel, quiet contradictions abound. [...]
