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The Law of Lines

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Author
Hye-young Pyun
Co-Author
-
Translator
Sora Kim-Russell
Publisher
Dreamscape Media
Published Year
2020
Country
UNITED STATES
Classification

KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century

Original Title
선의 법칙
Romanization of Original
Seonui Beopchik
Original Language

Korean(한국어)

ISBN
9781662030291
Page
-
Series
OverDrive Listen Audiobook

About the Author

Pyun Hye Young
  • PYUN HYE YOUNG
  • Birth : 1972 ~ -
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Hye Young
  • Family Name : Pyun
  • Korean Name : 편혜영
  • ISNI : 0000000380038967
  • Works : 38
About the Original Work
선의 법칙
  • 선의 법칙
  • Author : PYUN HYE YOUNG
  • Published Year : 2015
  • English Title : The Law of Lines: A Novel
More About the Original Work
Descriptions -
  • English(English)

When Se-oh, a recluse still living with her father, returns from an errand to find their house in flames, wrecked by a gas explosion, she is forced back into the world she had tried to escape. The detective investigating the incident tells her that her father caused the explosion to kill himself because of overwhelming debt she knew nothing about, but Se-oh suspects foul play by an aggressive debt collector and sets out on her own investigation, seeking vengeance.

Ki-jeong, a beleaguered high-school teacher, receives a phone call from the police saying that the body of her younger half-sister has just been found. Her sister was a college student she had grown distant from. Although her death, by drowning, is considered a suicide by the police, that doesn't satisfy Ki-jeong, and she goes to her sister's university to find out what happened. Her sister's cell phone reveals a thicket of lies and links to a company that lures students into a virtual pyramid scheme, preying on them and their relationships. One of the contacts in the call log is Se-oh.

Like Hye-young Pyun's Shirley Jackson Award-winning novel The Hole, The Law of Lines is an immersive thriller that explores the edges of criminality in ordinary life, the unseen forces that shape us, and grief and debt.

Source : https://lti.overdrive.com/media/B0128E56-F59E-46A9-9B0C-570D6B98EF50

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