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"So persuasive are Yoon's powers of invention that I went searching for his Solla Island somewhere off the mainland of South Korea-not realizing that it exists only in this breathtaking collection of eight interlinked stories...Yoon's writing results in a fully formed, deftly executed debut. The lost lives, while heartbreaking, prove illuminating in Yoon's made-up world, so convincing and real. To read is truly to believe."-San Francisco Chronicle "Paul Yoon writes stories the way Faberge made eggs: with untold craftsmanship, artistry, and delicacy. Again and again another layer of intricacy is revealed, proving that something as small as a story can be as satisfying and moving as a Russian novel."-Ann Patchett "These are lovely stories, rendered with a Chekhovian elegance. They span from post-World War II to the new millennium, with characters of different ethnicities, yet each story has a timelessness and relevance that's haunting and unforgettable. Yoon is a sparkling new writer to welcome and celebrate."-Don Lee "These are splendid stories, at once lyrical and plain-spoken and full of unusual realities. Once the Shore is a kind of fantastic Korean gazetteer that tours us confidently through unpredictable incidents and often startling conversations-Paul Yoon's writing is erotic, haunting, original and worldly."-Howard Norman Spanning over half a century-from the years just before the Korean War to the present-the eight stories in this collection reveal an intricate and unforgettable portrait of a single island in the South Pacific. Novelistic in scope, daring in its varied environments, Once the Shore introduces a remarkable new voice in international fiction. Publishers Weekly starred review: "Yoon's collection of eight richly textured stories explore the themes of family, lost love, silence, alienation and the effects of the Japanese occupation and the Korean War on the poor communities of a small South Korean island. In the namesake story, a lonely young waiter connects with an American widow who has come to find the cave where her husband claimed to have carved their initials during his tour of duty in Korea. The narrator shifts between Jim coping with the loss of his big brother, a fisherman killed by a surfacing American submarine, and the sorrow of the widow. In "Among the Wreckage," aging parents Bey and Soni hope to recover the body of their son, Karo, killed in a U.S. military bombing test on what was thought to be a deserted island. The sad journey provides Bey an opportunity to examine his inability to show affection to his wife and only child. Yoon's stories are introspective and tender while also painting with bold strokes the details of the lives of the invisible."

*Special initiative to reach Asian audiences. Probable reading at the Asian-American Center in NYC, and direct mail publicity to Asian magazines and interest groups, particularly Korean. *Consortium galley box program and ABA Indie Bound mailing program *Nominating title for Indie Next list *Total season's marketing budget of $18,000; individual book budget of $3,000 *Internet marketing to involve e-mailing announcements to Sarabande listserv, listing title on our Website, and sponsorship at the Emerging Writer's Network (Yoon is listed in the EWN's Best of the Web 2008). *Special review copy mailing to blog critics, including NewPages.com, Salon.com, and BookSlut.com. *Yoon worked at Harper's Magazine, so we should be able to utilize some of his contacts there. *Early press release mailing to go out late summer 2008 announcing book's publication next spring. *Newsletter and catalog feature mailed to entire Sarabande database as well as to Yoon's contacts *2,000 postcards mailed to MFA programs, bookstores, libraries, as well as to Yoon's contacts *Will submit to all qualifying book prizes

About the Author
Paul Yoon was born in New York City. His fiction has appeared in One Story, Ploughshares, TriQuarterly, Glimmer Train, American Short Fiction, and The Best American Short Stories, among other publications. Once the Shore is his first book.

Reviews
Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, New York Times Book Review, Slate, Entertainment Weekly, Esquire, GQ, Poets & Writers, Harper's Magazine, Ploughshares, Post Road, Salamander, TriQuarterly, Redivider


Awards
Commended for Independent Publisher Book Awards (Short Story) 2010.



Book Information
ISBN 9781932511703
Author Paul Yoon
Format Paperback
Page Count 224
Imprint Sarabande Books, Incorporated
Publisher Sarabande Books, Incorporated
Weight(grams) 340g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 134mm * 20mm

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