| Edition |
First edition, English edition. |
| Description |
212 pages ; 22 cm. |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Series |
Korean literature series
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| Note |
Translated from the Korean. |
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"Originally published in Korea by Changbi Publishers, Inc." -- Title page verso. |
| Contents |
Waxen wings -- Nightmare -- The retreat -- The woman next door -- Flag -- Your rearview mirror -- Flowers of mold -- Toothpaste -- Early beans -- Onion. |
| Summary |
A woman meets her next-door neighbor and loans her a spatula, then starts suffering horrific gaps in her memory. A man, feeling jilted by an unrequited love, becomes obsessed with sorting through his neighbors' garbage in the belief that it will teach him how to better relate to people. A landlord decides to raise the rent, and his tenants hatch a plan to kill him at a team-building retreat. |
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Ha Sŏng-nan's stories seem pleasant enough, yet there's something disturbing just below the surface, ready to permanently disrupt the characters' lives. Among the stories: a woman lends her neighbor a spatula, then starts having gaps in her memory; in a team-building retreat, tenants plan to kill their landlord after he raises the rent. They are ordinary individuals-- in an increasingly urbanized and fragmented world. -- adapted from back cover |
| Subject |
Ha, Sŏng-nan, 1967- -- Translations into English.
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Short stories, Korean -- Translations into English.
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| Genre |
Short stories.
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| Added Author |
Ha, Sŏng-nan, 1967- author.
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Hong, Janet, translator.
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| ISBN |
9781940953960 (paperback) : $15.95 |
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1940953960 (paperback) |
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