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147 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1996
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Kyung-ran Jo
6 books36 followersJo Kyung Ran (this is the author's preferred Romanization per LTI Korea) is a South Korean writer.
Jo’s work is famous for taking trivial, mundane, and everyday occurrences and delicately describing them in subtle emotional tones.
Her work has won the Munhakdongne New Writer Award, the Today’s Young Artist Award, The Contemporary Literature Award (for the 2003 novella A Narrow Gate), and the Dong-in Literary Award(2008).[12] Her work has been translated into French, German, Hebrew and English.
Jo’s work is famous for taking trivial, mundane, and everyday occurrences and delicately describing them in subtle emotional tones.
Her work has won the Munhakdongne New Writer Award, the Today’s Young Artist Award, The Contemporary Literature Award (for the 2003 novella A Narrow Gate), and the Dong-in Literary Award(2008).[12] Her work has been translated into French, German, Hebrew and English.
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May 23, 2016
One of many reasons why I appreciate German-this book, originally written by Kyung-ran Jo in Korean, has not been translated into English.
This book is poetic, lonely, thoughtful. The main character is written in such a way that we feel the detachment she feels with her family and with her lover who has disappeared seemingly without a trace. Jo is a master at describing events like baking or going to a public bath, transforming these every-day actions into something more. Plus there's an absolutely breathtaking plot twist where you would least expect it!
I my German was a lot worse when I started this book than when I finished, and shards of this book may have slipped out of my hands as a result. I am definitely planning on rereading this gem of a piece.
This book is poetic, lonely, thoughtful. The main character is written in such a way that we feel the detachment she feels with her family and with her lover who has disappeared seemingly without a trace. Jo is a master at describing events like baking or going to a public bath, transforming these every-day actions into something more. Plus there's an absolutely breathtaking plot twist where you would least expect it!
I my German was a lot worse when I started this book than when I finished, and shards of this book may have slipped out of my hands as a result. I am definitely planning on rereading this gem of a piece.
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