The Good Man: A Novel

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Summary: A compelling chronicle of the struggle to atone
Review: Korean-American author Edward Jae-Suk Lee presents a stunning debut novel, The Good Man. It is the story of a soldier, a good man, who has done terrible things. Haunted by his participation in the No Gun Ri massacre during the Korean War, in which American troops slaughtered civilians while fleeing south, his guilt surfaces when a reporter seeks him out and he attempts suicide, only to survive as a partial amnesiac. Seeking solace in the ranch where he grew up, he retreats to the only place he can remember, a sheep ranch in southwest Montana. There he reunites with a Korean peasant woman that came to America with him after the war, though he cannot remember their love. Bit by bit, the pieces of his life come back, and he must gradually uncover his history and seek salvation from his own crimes. A compelling-to-the-last-page chronicle of the struggle to atone.