Kim Yi-sak

Par une nuit claire

On a Clear Night

August 11, 2022
Historical Detective Novel
250 pages
22 €
9782493386175
978-2-4933-8617-5
Translated from the Korean by Hyonhee Lee and Isabelle Ribadeau Dumas
																Kim Yi-sak, Par une nuit claire
																Kim Yi-sak, Par une nuit claire

Korea, 15th century. The natural daughter of the prefect of Seoul—a literate, young, courageous, determined heroine—works as a midwife and forensic scientist. She is called to work on a strange series of seemingly unrelated murders.
One night, while secretly exhuming a corpse for an autopsy that has been refused, she meets a young official who is none other than the hidden son of King Taejong...

With this first historical novel, Matin Calme proposes the Korean version of Judge Ti. But a modernized version, carried by a bouncing and conquering heroine.

The author

Kim Yi-sak belongs to the Greenbooks group, a Korean writers’ agency specializing in SF, Fantasy, dystopias, etc. She came to writing after studying Chinese and journalism. Her favorite themes are Korean history, feminism and fantasy.

Strong points

A pure historical drama in 15th century Korea

A midwife and forensic heroine

Palace intrigues, wars of succession and romance

August 11, 2022
Historical Detective Novel
250 pages
22 €
9782493386175
978-2-4933-8617-5
Translated from the Korean by Hyonhee Lee and Isabelle Ribadeau Dumas