A Dwarf Launches a Little Ball by Cho Se-HuiMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
A few points:
1) The book I read was quite short (88 pages), but apparently this was originally a collection of 12 intertwining stories. I get the impression I read an abridged version.
2) I understand this is a classic in Korean literature, but having read other, more modern renditions of the same plight beforehand, I have to say I enjoyed this one less. My favorites are those by Hwang Sok-yong, such as "At Dusk" and "Familiar Things".
Having said that, the story was poignant, and the struggle of this family, and others like it, which very much existed in 1970s Korea, becomes vivid.
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