8 Lives of a Century-Old Trickster Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2024
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Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
04.05.2023
Verlag
Little, Brown Book GroupSeitenzahl
290
Maße (L/B/H)
23,3/15,6/2,5 cm
Gewicht
400 g
Farbe
Champagner / Bernstein
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-0-349-01675-7
'Stunning ... Lee is a master at storytelling' Lyn Liao Butler, author of Red Thread of Fate
At the Golden Sunset retirement home, it is not unusual for residents to invent stories. So when elderly Ms Mook first begins to unspool her memories, the obituarist listening to her is sceptical. Stories of captivity, friendship, murder, adventure, assumed identities and spying. Stories that take place in WWII Indonesia; in Busan during the Korean war; in cold-war Pyongyang; in China. The stories are so colourful and various, at times so unbelievable, that they cannot surely all belong to the same woman. Can they?
As playful and thought-provoking as it is compelling, as brutal and harrowing as it is achingly poignant and tender, this is a novel about love and war, deceit and betrayal, about identity, storytelling and the trickery required for survival.
'A dazzling, visceral read. Intricately woven and playful, the prose has a brutal beating energy. At its heart is the fascinating Ms Mook, and the kaleidoscope of her life is a captivating history of Korea, a country torn apart' Catherine Cho, author of Inferno
'An unforgettable character and a bold, inventive narrative that takes us through history. Astonishing, compassionate and ambitious' Krys Lee, How I Became a North Korean
'Unflinching and tender, philosophical and mischievous, this playful novel conveys a sense of Korea's turbulent twentieth century through a charming, compelling protagonist who is not always a reliable narrator but who tells the truths that matter' Melissa Fu, author of Peach Blossom Spring
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Mirinae Lee was born and raised in South Korea, and now lives in Hong Kong. Her first work of fiction appeared in the Antioch Review and was listed as Notable Nonrequired Reading of 2018 in The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2019. Her second short story won the 2018 Editors' Prize in Fiction and appeared in Meridian. 8 Lives of a Century-Old Trickster is her debut novel.
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