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| Author | Lisa See |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Scribner |
Publication date | 2019 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 374 |
The Island of Sea Women is a 2019 historical novel written by American author Lisa See.[1][2] Set on the Korean island of Jeju, the novel tells the story of a friendship between Mi-ja, the daughter of a Japanese collaborator, and Young-Sook, the heir apparent in a family of haenyeo. Throughout the decades from Japanese rule to the modern era, the two become close but find their relationship strained as a result of their backgrounds.
See researched Haenyo during visit to South Korea for her next novel.[3][4]
- ^ "The Island of Sea Women". Kirkus Reviews. January 15, 2019. Archived from the original on September 22, 2023. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
- ^ Soli, Tatjana (April 5, 2019). "Lisa See Sets a Coming-of-Age Story in the Tumultuous Seas of Occupied Korea". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on May 1, 2023. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
- ^ Kiger, Patrick J. (January 8, 2021). "These female divers are living legends. How novelist Lisa See captured their story". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
- ^ Frater, Patrick (October 8, 2022). "Korea's IMTV Hatches Multi-Season Series Based on Lisa See Novel 'The Island of Sea Women' About Matriarchal Society of Free Divers (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2024.