The Naked Tree
The Naked Tree is a 1970 novel by Park Wan-suh.
It was the first novel made by the author. An English translation by Yu Young-nan was published in 1995 by Cornell University. This is also the first complete large work by the author to be given an English translation.
Kyung-a is the main character in the story, which occurs in the Korean War.
Reception
Reviewer Yearn Hong Choi praised the English translation.Stephen J. Epstein of the Victoria University of Wellington wrote that the book overall is a "welcome addition" and that the translation is overall "very readable and largely unobtrusive".
Michael J. Pettid of the University of Hawaii wrote that Park had a strong "technique" in developing the narrative in a way that a mystery book would develop, and that in summation the work is "captivating".