by Young-Ha Kim · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782809700817
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«Fleur noire» is the historical novel by Young-Ha Kim, published by Picquier in paperback (493 pages, in French).
It is inspired by the real emigration of 1,033 Koreans to Mexico at the beginning of the 20th century. Deceived and sold to sisal plantation owners, they struggle to survive in a hostile land. Forty-two of them venture into the jungle to join the revolution in Guatemala, and others attempt to found a short-lived state near the ruins of Tikal.
Translation from Korean by Lim Yeong-hee and Françoise Nagel. The original work, «검은 꽃», was published in 2003. This French edition is from 2009. It was nominated for the Man Asian Literary Prize in 2012.
For readers of historical fiction and Asian narrative interested in Korean emigration to the Americas and little-known episodes of the 20th century.
