"Korea" . . "History" . . "Fiction" . . . . . . "On the 4th of April, 1948, a huge massacre took place, mostly of civilians, accompanied by the irreversible destruction of the inhabitants' livelihood in the mountain villages of Cheju Island. It was ignited by the leftists who formed the militia opposing the single party election, which triggered harsh government control led by the US military operation. This work describes women in three generations and their survival over the course of sixty years following the massacre." . . . . . "비바리 : 고 봉황 장편 소설" . "Historical fiction" . . . "Pibari : Ko Pong-hwang changp'yŏn sosŏl" . . . . "1948" . .