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No One Writes Back by Jang Eun-Jin – review

About the Article

Article
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/nov/19/no-one-writes-back-jang-eun-jin-review
Journal
The Guardian
Issued Date
November 19, 2013
Page
-
Language
English(English)
Country
UNITED KINGDOM
City
-
Book
No One Writes Back
Writer
Jang Eun-Jin
Translator
Jung Yewon

About the Author

  • Jang Eun-Jin
  • Birth : 1976 ~ -
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Eun-Jin
  • Family Name : Jang
  • Korean Name : 장은진
  • ISNI : 0000000114536699
  • Works : 5
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  • English(English)

A young man, Jihun, travels through a series of nameless cities in Korea with his dog, Wajo, staying at motels every night. At each one he writes a letter to someone he has met on his travels, or to a member of his family. He then writes on the underside of the room's sink a brief record of his stay there, and moves on to another motel. Sometimes the motel will refuse to accept dogs; to get round this, he puts on dark glasses and pretends to be blind, saying Wajo is his guide dog. (In truth, it is the dog who is blind.) He does not refer to the people he meets by name, but instead assigns them a number.

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