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Nowhere to be Found
Bae Suah
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Description for Nowhere to be Found
Paperback. Translator(s): Kim-Russell, Sora. Num Pages: 108 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 179 x 126 x 11. Weight in Grams: 110.
Nominated for the PEN Translation Prize and the Best Translated Book Award
A nameless narrator passes through her life, searching for meaning and connection in experiences she barely feels. For her, time and identity blur, and all action is reaction. She can’t quite understand what motivates others to take life seriously enough to focus on anything—for her existence is a loosely woven tapestry of fleeting concepts. From losing her virginity to mindless jobs and a splintered, unsupportive family, the lessons learned have less to do with the reality we all share and more to do with the truth of the imagination, ... Read more
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Number of pages
108
Publisher
Amazon Publishing United States
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
109g
Number of Pages
108
Place of Publication
Seattle, United States
ISBN
9781477827550
SKU
V9781477827550
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About Bae Suah
Bae Suah was born in Seoul in 1965. After majoring in chemistry as an undergrad, she became a writer at the relatively late age of twenty-eight. Her first short story, which she wrote while learning how to type on a word processor, was published in a literary magazine. Prior to that, she had never taken any creative writing or literature ... Read more
Reviews for Nowhere to be Found
“The creation of a second Cheolsu whose existence is neither proved nor disproved is typical of Bae’s refusal of narrative. The mystery, like the achievement of the book, occurs not in space, but in time.” —The National “A compact, personal account of anomie and withdrawal in a time of rapid social and economic change…an easily digested short book that ... Read more