Description
Imagine Cormac McCarthy writing about the boring lives of clerks and you'll anticipate something of the dystopic flavour of this gripping but socially bleak short story from Hwang. In a Korean world in which education has historically meant everything, the narrator realizes both that this is not true (through her partner in an essentially loveless affair) and that the recognition of this fact does not surprise her at all. The narrator is drawn into a larger story when she refuses to sell cigarettes to Jinju, a young woman in the company of two men who subsequently goes missing.
About the Author
Hwang Jung-eun was born in 1976 and has 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, winning both the Hankook Ilbo Literary Award and the Korean Booksellers' Award.
Book Information
ISBN 9781911343622
Author Hwang Jungeun
Page Count 36
Imprint Strangers Press
Publisher UEA Publishing Project
Weight(grams) 80g
Dimensions(mm) 210mm * 140mm * 4mm
