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Erewhon Books
One Hundred Shadows
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9781645661443
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9781645661443
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INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER! ?There is an unforgettable, curious beauty to be found here.? ?Han Kang, Winner of the Man Booker International Prize for The Vegetarian Han Kang?s Human Acts meets Yoko Ogawa?s The Memory Police in this understated South Korean novella in translation: a restrained yet emotional magical realist examination of futility in a capitalist society written in response to the 2009 Yongsan Disaster. In a Seoul slum marked for demolition, residents? shadows have begun to rise. No one knows how or why?but, they warn each other, do not follow your shadow if it wanders away. As the landscape of their lives is torn apart, building by building, electronics-repair-shop employees Eungyo and Mujae can only watch as their community begins to fade. Their growing connection with one another provides solace, but against an uncaring ruling class and the inevitability of the rising shadows, their relationship may not be enough. Winner of the Hankook Ilbo Literary Award and the Korean Bookseller?s Award, One Hundred Shadows is a tender working-class perspective with subtle and affecting social commentary. This edition features an introduction by Man Booker Prize-winning author of The Vegetarian, Han Kang, and an exclusive interview with the author.
| Author: Hwang Jungeun |
| Publisher: Erewhon Books |
| Publication Date: Aug 20, 2024 |
| Number of Pages: 193 pages |
| Language: English |
| Binding: Hardcover |
| ISBN-10: 164566144X |
| ISBN-13: 9781645661443 |
One Hundred Shadows
$19.95
$18.14
Sale 9%
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER! ?There is an unforgettable, curious beauty to be found here.? ?Han Kang, Winner of the Man Booker International Prize for The Vegetarian Han Kang?s Human Acts meets Yoko Ogawa?s The Memory Police in this understated South Korean novella in translation: a restrained yet emotional magical realist examination of futility in a capitalist society written in response to the 2009 Yongsan Disaster. In a Seoul slum marked for demolition, residents? shadows have begun to rise. No one knows how or why?but, they warn each other, do not follow your shadow if it wanders away. As the landscape of their lives is torn apart, building by building, electronics-repair-shop employees Eungyo and Mujae can only watch as their community begins to fade. Their growing connection with one another provides solace, but against an uncaring ruling class and the inevitability of the rising shadows, their relationship may not be enough. Winner of the Hankook Ilbo Literary Award and the Korean Bookseller?s Award, One Hundred Shadows is a tender working-class perspective with subtle and affecting social commentary. This edition features an introduction by Man Booker Prize-winning author of The Vegetarian, Han Kang, and an exclusive interview with the author.
| Author: Hwang Jungeun |
| Publisher: Erewhon Books |
| Publication Date: Aug 20, 2024 |
| Number of Pages: 193 pages |
| Language: English |
| Binding: Hardcover |
| ISBN-10: 164566144X |
| ISBN-13: 9781645661443 |
