Shoko's Smile
ISBN: 9781529376043
Author : Choi Eunyoung
Published: 2022
Publisher: John Murray
Number of pages: 272
Language: English
Format: Paperback / softback
Format: 196×130
Author : Choi Eunyoung
Published: 2022
Publisher: John Murray
Number of pages: 272
Language: English
Format: Paperback / softback
Format: 196×130
Description
In crisp, unembellished prose, Choi Eunyoung paints intimate portraits of the lives of young women in South Korea, balancing the personal with the political. In the title story, a fraught friendship between an exchange student and her host sister follows them from adolescence to adulthood. In 'A Song from Afar', a young woman grapples with the death of her lover, travelling to Russia to search for information about the deceased. In 'Secret', the parents of a teacher killed in the Sewol ferry sinking hide the news of her death from her grandmother. In the tradition of Sally Rooney, Banana Yoshimoto, and Marilynne Robinson - writers from different cultures who all take an unvarnished look at human relationships and the female experience - Choi Eunyoung is a writer to watch.
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