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Shoko's Smile

Shoko's Smile
Author
Choi Eunyoung
Co-Author
-
Translator
Sung Ryu
Publisher
Hodder Stoughton
Published Year
2021
Country
UNITED KINGDOM
Classification

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

Original Title
쇼코의 미소
Original Language

Korean(한국어)

Romanization of Original
Syokoui miso
ISBN
9781529376029
Page
272
Volume
-
Choi Eunyoung
  • Choi Eunyoung
  • Birth : 1984 ~ Unknown
  • Occupation : Writer
  • First Name : Eunyoung
  • Family Name : Choi
  • Korean Name : 최은영
  • ISNI : 000000047928130X
  • Works : 21
Descriptions
  • English(English)

In crisp, unembellished prose, Choi Eunyoung paints intimate portraits of the lives of young women in South Korea, balancing the personal with the political. In the title story, a fraught friendship between an exchange student and her host sister follows them from adolescence to adulthood. In ‘A Song from Afar’, a young woman grapples with the death of her lover, travelling to Russia to search for information about the deceased. In ‘Secret’, the parents of a teacher killed in the Sewol ferry sinking hide the news of her death from her grandmother.

In the tradition of Sally Rooney, Banana Yoshimoto, and Marilynne Robinson – writers from different cultures who all take an unvarnished look at human relationships and the female experience – Choi Eunyoung is a writer to watch.

Source : https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59133852-shoko-s-smile

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