Turbid River was written just before Ch\'ae Man-sik was arrested in 1938 by the Japanese colonial government.
The tragic story of a woman\'s life, the novel is also a penetrating look into the objectification of women..
Like the two novels that followed ( Peace Under Heaven and Frozen Fish ), Turbid River is a realistic portrayal of life in Korea under Japanese colonization.
Turbid River was written just before Ch\'ae Man-sik was arrested in 1938 by the Japanese colonial government