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My Brilliant Life (Paperback)
Aeran Kim; Translated by Chi-Young Kim
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A BEST OF THE MONTH SELECTION BY OPRAH MAGAZINE AN NPR BEST BOOK OF
2021 "An eminent South Korean talent makes her American debut in
this poignant watercolor of a novel . . . Kim is a writer on the
move." --O, The Oprah Magazine Ae-ran Kim's My Brilliant Life
explores family bonds and out-of-the-ordinary friendships,
interweaving the past and present of a tight-knit family, finding
joy and happiness in even the most difficult times. Areum lives
life to its fullest, vicariously through the stories of his
parents, conversations with Little Grandpa Jang--his sixty-year-old
neighbor and best friend--and through the books he reads to visit
the places he would otherwise never see. For several months, Areum
has been working on a manuscript, piecing together his parents'
often embellished stories about his family and childhood. He hopes
to present it on his birthday, as a final gift to his mom and dad;
their own falling-in-love story. Through it all, Areum and his
family will have you laughing and crying, for all the right
reasons. "This novel snuck up on me and captured my heart."
--Margarita Montimore, USA Today bestselling author of Oona Out of
Order
The world moves fast, but that doesn't mean we have to. In this timely guide to mindfulness, Haemin Sunim, a Buddhist monk born in Korea and educated in the United States, offers advice on everything from handling setbacks to dealing with rest and relationships, in a beautiful book combining his teachings with calming full-colour illustrations. Haemin Sunim's simple messages - which he first wrote when he responded to requests for advice on social media - speak directly to the anxieties that have become part of modern life and remind us of the strength and joy that come from slowing down.
Hugely popular in Korea, Haemin Sunim is a Zen meditation teacher whose teachings transcend religion, borders and ages. With insight and compassion drawn from a life full of change, the bestselling monk succeeds at encouraging all of us to notice that when you slow down, the world slows down with you.
A TOP TEN INDIE PUBLISHERS' FICTION BESTSELLER FOR 2014 AN
INDEPENDENT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2014 PICK A WATERSTONES BEST BOOKS OF
THE YEAR 2014 PICK A BOOKSELLER BOOK OF THE YEAR 2014 PICK This is
the story of a hen named Sprout. No longer content to lay eggs on
command only to have them carted off to the market, she glimpses
her future every morning through the barn doors, where the other
animals roam free, and comes up with a plan to escape into the
wild-and to hatch an egg of her own. An anthem for individuality
and motherhood, The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly has captivated
millions of readers in Korea. Now the novel is making its way
around the world, where it has the potential to inspire generations
of readers the way Jonathan Livingston Seagull or The Alchemist
have. And with Nomoco's evocative illustrations throughout, this
first English-language edition beautifully captures the journey of
an unforgettable character in world literature.
Hornclaw is a sixty-five-year-old female contract killer who is
considering retirement. A fighter who has experienced loss and
grief early on in life, she lives in a state of self-imposed
isolation, with just her dog, Deadweight, for company. While on an
assassination job for the 'disease control' company she works for,
Hornclaw makes an uncharacteristic error, causing a sequence of
events that brings her past well and truly into the present.
Threatened with sabotage by a young male upstart and battling new
desires and urges when she least expects them, Hornclaw steels her
resolve, demonstrating that no matter their age, the female of the
species is always more deadly than the male.
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Whale (Paperback)
Cheon Myeong-Kwan; Translated by Chi-Young Kim
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She never presumed she herself would live out her natural life, so
she wouldn't mind leaving this world through an untimely death.
Hornclaw is a sixty-five-year-old female contract killer who is
considering retirement. But while on an assassination job for the
'disease control' company she works for, Hornclaw makes an
uncharacteristic error, causing a sequence of events that brings
her past well and truly into the present. Threatened with sabotage
by a young male upstart and battling new desires and urges when she
least expects them, Hornclaw steels her resolve, demonstrating that
no matter their age, the female of the species is always more
deadly than the male.
Longlisted for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize Fukuoka
Prison, 1944. Beyond the prison walls the war rages; inside a man
is found brutally murdered. Yuichi Watanabe, a young guard with a
passion for reading, is ordered to investigate. The victim,
Sugiyama - also a guard - was feared and despised throughout the
prison and inquiries have barely begun when a powerful inmate
confesses. But Watanabe is unconvinced; and as he interrogates both
the suspect and Yun Dong-ju, a talented Korean poet, he begins to
realise that the fearsome guard was not all he appeared to be . . .
As Watanabe unravels Sugiyama's final months, he begins to discover
what is really going on inside this dark and violent institution,
which few inmates survive: a man who will stop at nothing to dig
his way to freedom; a governor whose greed knows no limits; a
little girl whose kite finds her an unlikely friend. And Yun
Dong-ju - the poet whose works hold such beauty they can break the
hardest of hearts. As the war moves towards its devastating close
and bombs rain down upon the prison, Watanabe realises that he must
find a way to protect Yun Dong-ju, no matter what it takes. This
decision will lead the young guard back to the investigation -
where he will discover a devastating truth . . . At once a
captivating mystery and an epic lament for lost freedom and
humanity in the darkest of times, The Investigation - inspired by a
true story - is a sweeping, gripping tale perfect for fans of The
Shadow of the Wind.
A sweeping, multi-generational tale blending fable, farce, and
fantasy-a masterpiece of modern fiction perfect for fans of One
Hundred Years of Solitude. A woman sells her daughter to a passing
beekeeper for two jars of honey. A baby weighing fifteen pounds is
born in the depths of winter but named "Girl of Spring". A storm
brings down the roof of a ramshackle restaurant to reveal a hidden
fortune. These are just some of the events that set Cheon
Myeong-kwan's beautifully crafted, wild world in motion. Set in a
remote village in South Korea, Whale follows the lives of its
linked characters: Geumbok, who has been chasing an indescribable
thrill ever since she first saw a whale crest in the ocean; her
mute daughter, Chunhui, who communicates with elephants; and a
one-eyed woman who controls honeybees with a whistle. Brimming with
surprises and wicked humour, Whale is an adventure-satire of epic
proportions, by one of international literature's the most original
voices.
An unidentified body is discovered in New York City, with numbers
and symbols are written in blood near the corpse. Gil mo, a North
Korean national who interprets the world through numbers, formulas,
and mathematical theories, is arrested on the spot. Angela, a CIA
operative, is assigned to gain his trust and access his unique
thought-process. The enigmatic Gil mo used to have a quiet life
back in Pyongyang. But when his father, a preeminent doctor is
discovered to be a secret Christian, he is subsequently
incarcerated along with Gilmo, in a political prison overseen by a
harsh, cruel warden. There, Gilmo meets the spirited Yeong-ae, who
becomes his only friend. When Yeong- ae manages to escape, Gil mo
flees to track her down. He uses his peculiar gifts to navigate
betrayal and the criminal underworld of east Asia-a world wholly
alien to everything he's ever known. In The Boy Who Escaped
Paradise, celebrated author J. M. Lee delves into a hidden world
filled with vivid characters trapped by ideology, greed, and
despair. Gil mo's saga forces the reader to question the line
between good and evil, truth and falsehood, captivity and freedom.
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