Contemporary fiction books from South Korea
Recommended contemporary fiction books (4)
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If you are into contemporary fiction here are some contemporary fiction books from South Korea for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
1.
Flowers of Mold : Stories by Ha Seong-nan EN
Country: Asia / South Korea
South Korea
Description:
Unsettling, haunting short stories in the vein of Yoko Ogawa and Brian Evenson.
2.
O zmierzchu by Hwang Sok-yong PL
Country: Asia / South Korea
South Korea
Description:
Młody mężczyzna podróżuje ze swoim wiernym psim towarzyszem przez Koreę Południową. W plecaku ma tylko empetrójkę, książkę i przybory do pisania. Codziennie przed zaśnięciem pisze list adresowany do osoby, którą poznał podczas podróży. Każdemu, z kim przez krótką chwilę dzieli się opowieściami, nadaje numer: 32, 239, 412, 751… Jest wśród nich nastolatka, która przyłapała swoich rodziców na zdradzie, sprzedawca słodyczy w pociągu, artysta tworzący instalacje z gum do żucia i pisarka, która próbuje sprzedać swoje książki, akompaniując sobie na harmonijce. Czy wędrówka Jihuna będzie miała swój kr... continue
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Pizza Girl : A Novel by Jean Kyoung Frazier EN
Country: Asia / South Korea
South Korea
Description:
In the tradition of audacious and wryly funny novels like The Idiot and Convenience Store Woman comes the wildly original coming-of-age story of a pregnant pizza delivery girl who becomes obsessed with one of her customers. Eighteen years old, pregnant, and working as a pizza delivery girl in suburban Los Angeles, our charmingly dysfunctional heroine is deeply lost and in complete denial about it all. She's grieving the death of her father (whom she has more in common with than she'd like to admit), avoiding her supportive mom and loving boyfriend, and flagrantly ignoring her future. Her world... continue
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Please Look After Mom : A Novel by Kyŏng-suk Sin EN
Country: Asia / South Korea
South Korea
Description:
Follows the efforts of a family to find the mother who went missing from Seoul Station and their sobering realizations when they recall memories that suggest she may not have been happy.