I Hear Your Voice

From one of Korea's literary stars, a novel about two orphans from the streets of Seoul: one becomes the head of a powerful motorcycle gang, and the other follows him at all costs In South Korea, underground motorcycle gangs attract society's castoffs. They form groups of hundreds and speed wildly through cities at night. For Jae and Dongyu, two orphans, their motorcycles are a way of survival. Jae is born in a bathroom stall at the Seoul Express Bus Terminal. And Dongyu is born muteunable to communicate with anyone except Jae. Both boys grow up on the streets of Seoul among runaway teenagers, con men, prostitutes, religious fanatics, and thieves. After years navigating the streets, Jae becomes an icon for uprooted teenagers, bringing an urgent message to them and making his way to the top of thegang. Under his leadership, the group grows more aggressive and violentand soon becomes the police's central target. A novel of friendshipworship and betrayal, love and loathingand a searing portrait of what it means to come of age with nothing to call your own, I Hear Your Voiceresonates with mythic power. Here isacclaimed author Young-ha Kim's most daring novel to date.