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One Hundred Shadows
Hwang Jungeun
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Description for One Hundred Shadows
Paperback. One Hundred Shadows is an oblique, hard-edged novel tinged with offbeat fantasy, set in a slum electronics market in central Seoul earmarked for demolition. Translator(s): Jung, Yewon. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 13. Weight in Grams: 192.
An oblique, hard-edged novel tinged with offbeat fantasy, One Hundred Shadows is set in a slum electronics market in central Seoul - an area earmarked for demolition in a city better known for its shiny skyscrapers and slick pop videos. Here, the awkward, tentative relationship between Eun-gyo and Mujae, who both dropped out of formal education to work as repair-shop assistants, is made yet more uncertain by their economic circumstances, while their matter-of-fact discussion of a strange recent development - the shadows of the slum's inhabitants have started to 'rise' - leaves the reader to make up their own mind ... Read more
An oblique, hard-edged novel tinged with offbeat fantasy, One Hundred Shadows is set in a slum electronics market in central Seoul - an area earmarked for demolition in a city better known for its shiny skyscrapers and slick pop videos. Here, the awkward, tentative relationship between Eun-gyo and Mujae, who both dropped out of formal education to work as repair-shop assistants, is made yet more uncertain by their economic circumstances, while their matter-of-fact discussion of a strange recent development - the shadows of the slum's inhabitants have started to 'rise' - leaves the reader to make up their own mind ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Tilted Axis Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
152
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781911284024
SKU
V9781911284024
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About Hwang Jungeun
Born in 1976, Hwang Jungeun is one of the bright young things of Korean literature, having published two collections of short stories and three novels to date. One Hundred Shadows (2010), her first novel, was both a critical and commercial success; its mix of oblique fantasy, hard-edge social critique, and offbeat romance garnered the Hankook Ilbo Literary Award and the ... Read more
Reviews for One Hundred Shadows
'There is an unforgettable, curious beauty to be found here.' - Han Kang, winner of the Man Booker International Prize