Republic of Suicides

May 24th, 2009 § Leave a Comment

Welcome to Korea, the Republic of Suicides. In case you missed it, the former Korean president killed himself early Saturday morning. I know this because my mother attempted a retelling of the epic story: man moves to countryside from Seoul, feels battered and shamed by the press and government, distracts bodyguard, and ultimately jumps off cliff. My mind imagined his fumbling body ricocheting against the rocks down to the bottom, where his bloody corpse lay to be collected.

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