Salt

Author: Kang Kyung A Translation: Mohamed Galal Number of pages: 98 pages Category: Novel Overview: The events of the novel "Salt" take place in Korea during the Japanese occupation era, to depict a moment in Southeast Asian history with specificity, but like any true literature, it transcends narrow geographical boundaries to portray to the reader human suffering and concerns anywhere and anytime. The author, Kang Kyung A, is considered one of the most prominent Korean writers in the 1950s.