Tunnel of Destiny

Astonishing Experiences of a Family from 1870s to the 1960s, the Most Tragic Moments in Modern Korean History

Twin brothers believe they were born into an inseparable destiny, only to be betrayed by fate. Kim Hyung-cha is conscripted to serve as a student soldier during the Japanese occupation under conditions of severe cruelty, while his older twin, Kim Hyung-tae, who remained in the North after liberation, goes missing in the turbulence of the Korean War. Kim Hyung-cha joins the allied forces and advances to the Yalu River with the war, where he miraculously finds his brother's family and manages to evacuate them to the South.

Beyond stripping Korean contemporary history bare, this book forces an introspective look into the common yet esoteric concept of human destiny. Through a most peculiar interlacing of events and encounters that confront the family, leading towards an uncanny untangling of ties, readers will walk the "tunnel of destiny," where many coincidences are proven to be indisputable fate.

Experiente uimitoare ale unei familii din anii 1870 pana in anii 1960, cele mai tragice momente din istoria coreeana moderna Fratii gemini cred ca s-au nascut intr-un destin inseparabil, doar pentru a fi tradati de soarta. Kim Hyung-cha este recrutat pentru a servi ca soldat student in timpul ocupatiei japoneze in conditii de cruzime severa, in timp ce geamanul sau mai mare, Kim Hyung-tae, care a ramas in nord dupa eliberare, dispare in turbulentele razboiului coreean.