"In the wake of a personal tragedy, a novelist goes back home in the Korean countryside to take care of her gentle father and learns, through the testimonies of his loving family and friends, how his lifelong kindness belies a past wrought in both private and national trauma"--
Sprache
Verlagsort
Verlagsgruppe
Produkt-Hinweis
Fadenheftung
Gewebe-Einband
Maße
Höhe: 233 mm
Breite: 159 mm
Dicke: 29 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-1-6626-0137-8 (9781662601378)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Kyung-Sook Shin is one of South Korea’s most widely read and acclaimed novelists. She has been awarded the Manhae Grand Prize for Literature, the Dong-in Literary Award, the Man Asian Literary Prize, and many others. Shin is the author of 8 novels, 8 short story collections, and 3 essay collections, including the NYT-bestselling Please Look After Mom, which has been published in more than forty countries.
TRANSLATOR BIO: Anton Hur was double-longlisted and shortlisted for the 2022 International Booker Prize and has worked on several of Kyung-Sook Shin’s books. He lives in Seoul.
Contents
Chapter 1: It’s Been a Long Time Since I’ve Seen You
Chapter 2: When You Walk into the Night
Chapter 3: Inside the Wooden Chest
Chapter 4: Talking about Him
Chapter 5: On the Verge of Goodbye
Glossary
