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Chinatown
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- Book Synopsis
- A selection of the best short stories by Oh Jung-hee, one of South Korea's most influential writers In this emblematic selection of her stories, Oh Jung-hee probes beneath the surface of seemingly quotidian lives to expose nightmarish family configurations warped by desertion, psychosis, and death. In 'Chinatown' a young girl living on the edge of the city's Chinese community comes of age among mundane violences, collisions with adult sexuality and the American occupation; in 'The Garden Party' a woman grapples with her conflicting identities of wife, mother and writer at an alcohol-fuelled gathering. Throughout a career spanning six decades, Oh Jung-hee has drawn comparisons to Alice Munro, Virginia Woolf, and Joyce Carol Oates, and is assuredly a trailblazing writer.
- About The Author
- Oh Jung-hee is often considered the grande dame of South Korean literature. Her work has received both the Yi Sang Literary Award and the Dong-in Literary Award, South Korea's most prestigious prizes for short fiction, and has been translated into multiple languages in Southeast Asia, Latin America, the United States, and Europe.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780241744369
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics, (17 July 2025)
- Number of Pages
- 112
- Weight
- 90 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 180 x 113 x 11 mm
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