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Tiger Season: A Novel of Korea Kindle Edition

by Gojan Nikolich (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.8 out of 5 stars 23 ratings

"The dawn still comes even if the rooster dies."

"A haunting, nerve-wracking tale set in the eerie landscape of the Korean demilitarized zone (DMZ)." –BestThrillers

An American soldier's life spirals out of control after he makes a fateful discovery on the Korean DMZ and then falls in love with a beautiful brothel courtesan whose tragic past becomes entwined in a volatile confrontation with Communist North Korea.

It's the 1960s, the Vietnam conflict is raging, and a delicate Korean armistice threatens to fall apart at the world's most dangerous border, pushing the US toward the brink of another war in Asia. With his life in danger, GI Eddie Profar must decide if he should reveal his startling secret, which has already caused the deaths of two people. His infantry sidekick, the weed-smoking Korean-Russian eccentric Yevgeny Lee, believes he has the answer to the diplomatic crisis.

Together, the two soldiers become reluctantly entangled with a sinister sex trafficker, a corrupt government-sanctioned red-light district, and a mysterious madame whose retribution for past wrongs may have international consequences.

To complicate matters, a man-eating 500 lb. Siberian tiger is on the prowl, who believes everyone is trespassing on her land.

From the award-winning author of The Gopher King and Ashes in Venice comes this psychological military saga of enduring love and fate set against the controversial and fragile aftermath of the Korean War.

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    377 pages
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  3. Publication date
    October 31, 2024
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About the Author

Gojan Nikolich is a former newspaper reporter and editor and has written for the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, and Pacific Stars and Stripes. He also reported for WGN and WBBM radio. Abandoning a cushy executive career in public relations, he dragged his family to the Rocky Mountains, took a 50% pay cut, and worked with his wife as owners of a 100-year-old weekly small-town newspaper. He now writes books in his Denver basement.Nikolich's novel Ashes in Venice was chosen Best Psychological Thriller of 2022 by BestThrillers.com. "...his prose is entrancing," Kirkus Reviews said of his Vietnam War novel, The Gopher King. He graduated with a B.A. and M.A. in English Literature from DePaul University and served as a decorated U.S. Army sergeant with the 2nd and 4th Infantry divisions. --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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2024 American Fiction Awards Finalist - Military

"A haunting, nerve-wracking tale set in the eerie landscape of the Korean demilitarized zone (DMZ)." -BestThrillers.com

"...a riveting read and a rollercoaster of unexpected action, depth of character development and plot twists. This is a book I could not stop reading. The last 100 pages will knock you down like a 500-pound tiger." -Marssie Mencotti, The Windy City Review

"An engaging, propulsive read, loaded with surprising twists; an absolute stunner...that lays bare the unforgiving nature of war." -The Prairies Book Review

"This is a beautiful story...A war-time atmospheric novel in the vein of Alan Furst with a plot wrapped in Melvillelike metaphor!" -Cam Torrens, author of the Tyler Zahn thriller series

"Get ready to face the beast in this breathtaking novel of action, corruption, and love." -Sublime Book Reviews

"A wild and vivid ride into the frozen heart of darkness stalking the Korean DMZ...a tour de force." -Haris Orkin, author of You Only Live Once

"A book of mesmerizing contrasts...It may be fiction, but this penetrating novel takes an unflinching look back at a period in history where facts are as brutal as any novelist could conceive." -Indies Today

"...a maelstrom of intricately woven backstories, each threatening an entire prequel of their own, starring the bevy of unforgettable characters roving this riveting tale." -Kay Smith-Blum, author of Tangles

"Intense and immersive and kept me captivated from start to finish." -K.C. Finn, Readers' Favorite

"Tiger Season will grip the reader by the throat..." -AuthorsReading.com

"Five out of five stars is not enough for this stunning tour de force. Brutal and beautiful." -Brian Kaufman, author of A Persistent Echo

"Stark but beautifully written...building ever so slowly until you cannot put the book down, no matter how hard you try." -Joseph Lewis, author of Fan Mail

--This text refers to the paperback edition.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0D5ZWB81X
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Black Rose Writing (October 31, 2024)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 31, 2024
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2.0 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 377 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1685135005
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Gojan Nikolich is a former Chicago newspaper reporter, editor and public relations agency executive. He graduated with B.A. and M.A. degrees in English Literature from DePaul University, served as a decorated U.S. Army sergeant with both the 2nd and 4th Infantry divisions and worked as a journalist in Korea and Japan. He lives with his family in Colorado, where he and his wife once owned a weekly newspaper.

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  • Brian Kaufman
    5.0 out of 5 stars This Year's Best Novel
    Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2024
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    Once in a while, you find a book that’s so beautifully written, you feel sorry for the next author up in your to-be-read pile. As a writer, you can read a novel so powerful that you either fold your tent or you rededicate yourself to the craft, because you need to become better. Much better.

    Gojan Nikolich’s Tiger Season: A Novel of Korea is that kind of book—the best novel I’ve read this year.

    Eddie Profar is a soldier stationed in Korea along the DMZ in the late 1960s. He and his partner, Yevgeny Lee, stumble upon a pair of secrets. One is a giant man-eating tiger. The other is a tunnel—a possible staging spot for a North Korean assault. Owing to various mistakes, the chain of command is unaware of the tunnel or the tiger. Meanwhile, an American warship has been captured in North Korean waters, and the Americans must negotiate the return of the sailors.

    Near the army base, a kijichon (“camp town”—a bar for prostitution), endorsed and supported by the Americans, represents a huge contribution to the ruined Korean economy. The women there are little more than indentured servants, struggling with a debt to the brothel owner that can never be repaid. While recovering from an exploding mine, Eddie builds an unusual relationship with a beautiful courtesan named Ji—and there lies the heart of the story.

    What follows is suspenseful, surprising, and ultimately heartbreaking. Author Gojan Nikolich has a knack for portraying the absurd and the ironic—perfect for a story involving the military. The frigid Korean winter is the right backdrop for multiple conflicts, which include a clash of cultures, the harsh, stupid realities of politics, and the labyrinthian effort necessary to “do the right thing.” Because the author’s vision doesn’t flinch, the ending is inevitable, understated, and emotionally devastating.

    About that ending. Expect both cheers and tears.
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  • Michael I.V.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Ugly truth.
    Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2024
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    This is a must-read book about the senseless horrors of wars and the tragic cost of human lives.
    The story of American soldiers and Korean civilians on both sides of the DMZ and the tiger. And in the middle of all that tragedy, the author finds a place for love or simply human tenderness toward each other.
    My favorite character, Yevgeny Lee, provides clear parallels to the past wars, showing how imperfect the world is and how far we still have to go to achieve harmony and peace.
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  • Michael Summers
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Great War Novel and More
    Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2025
    Gojan Nikolich brings to life the GI experience operating along the dangerous Korean DMZ in Tiger Season: A Novel of Korea. Reminiscent of James Webb, Tim O'Brien, and other great war novelists, Nikolich’s description of setting, place, and history is superb; his characters are eclectic, colorful, and richly described, and the story is filled with twists, turns, emotion, and tension throughout. Coming away from this book, I felt I was there, experiencing the DMZ firsthand, and vested in the outcome of its characters. I highly recommend this book!
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  • Michael W. Malone
    5.0 out of 5 stars Life as a GI in Korea in the 1960's
    Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2024
    Tiger Season is a novel but I read much of the book as non-fiction. Korea in the mid-1960’s was an experience more valuable and compelling than a couple of college degrees. Much of what the author writes is from his experiences in Korea as a GI. I had to laugh when he writes that they had “manure” on the farmer’s soil. Yep, I will never forget the odor coming off the rice paddies manured with human waste. But you have to use what you have. The 121st Evac Hosp moved to Yongsan in about 1971. In 1968 it would have been in Ascom City south of Seoul. It is good the author presents the hot war in Korea in the 60’s and 70’s. Such events did not make the news. The girls in the bars called themselves, “Business Women.” When a 14 year old girl offers to sell herself for $30 a month, it is a terribly sad thing that one does not forget. I highly recommend reading this novel because it is more real than fiction. And it is written by an author who understands from personal experience what he is writing about. His style of writing is excellent and compelling.
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  • Max Sand
    5.0 out of 5 stars A WILD JOURNEY INTO THE FROZEN HEART OF DARKNESS STALKING THE KOREAN DMZ
    Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2024
    I received an advanced reader copy via BookSiren and I am voluntarily leaving an honest review. The detail and atmosphere feels dead-on in Gojan Nikolich’s Tiger Season: A Novel of Korea. I had to check his bio because if felt too authentic to be entirely fictional. And indeed, he served on the Korean DMZ while war raged in Vietnam. I felt the camaraderie of soldiers dealing with terror, stretches of tense boredom, the endless Korean winter, and ridiculous orders from ridiculous superior officers. Eddie Profar reminded me of Yossarian in Catch-22 and Tiger Season captures that insanity of military life with a similar dark humor, but with a story that’s much more grounded in reality. Eddie falls in love with an unattainable bar girl whose tragic life is depicted in gut-wrenching detail. The characters are incredibly vivid and the excellent dialogue ranges from hilarious to heart-breaking. (And I haven’t even mentioned the fearsome five-hundred pound tiger that adds an extra terrifying layer of suspense and foreboding and…well, I don’t want to give too much away.) Tiger Season is a tour de force about a wild time and place in history that’s rarely explored.
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