Publication

2019-04-23 - Open Letter

Language

English

Word Count

60,000 words, Guess

Page Count

240 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

  • ISBN-101940953960
  • ISBN-139781940953960
  • Library of Congress Control Number2019285491
  • OCLC Control Number1085967388
  • Better World Books9781940953960
and 2 more

Classifications

  • LCCPL994.24
  • LCCPL992.24.S65 A2 2019

Description

A woman meets her next-door neighbor and loans her a spatula, then starts suffering horrific gaps in her memory. A man, feeling jilted by an unrequited love, becomes obsessed with sorting through his neighbors' garbage in the belief that it will teach him how to better relate to people. A landlord decides to raise the rent, and his tenants hatch a plan to kill him at a team-building retreat. Ha Sŏng-nan's stories seem pleasant enough, yet there's something disturbing just below the surface, ready to permanently disrupt the characters' lives. Among the stories: a woman lends her neighbor a spatula, then starts having gaps in her memory; in a team-building retreat, tenants plan to kill their landlord after he raises the rent. They are ordinary individuals-- in an increasingly urbanized and fragmented world. -- adapted from back cover

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