Name: I'll Be Right There
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Author: Kyung-Sook Shin
ISBN: 9781635425031

Type

Physical Book

Author

Kyung-Sook Shin

Translated by

Sora Kim-Russell

Publisher

Other Press (NY)

Language

English

Pages

336

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.3x13.5x2.5 cm

Weight

0.34 kg.

ISBN13

9781635425031

Edition No.

Synopsis "I'll Be Right There"

"A love story between friends. It is so well written. [Kyung-sook Shin] has this use of language that is just beautiful and poetic. It's a great book if you're looking to escape." --Chelsea Handler, #1 New York Times bestselling author How friendship, European literature, and a charismatic professor defy war, oppression, and the absurd Set in 1980s South Korea amid the tremors of political revolution, I'll Be Right There follows Jung Yoon, a highly literate, twenty-something woman, as she recounts her tragic personal history as well as those of her three intimate college friends. When Yoon receives a distressing phone call from her ex-boyfriend after eight years of separation, memories of a tumultuous youth begin to resurface, forcing her to re-live the most intense period of her life. With profound intellectual and emotional insight, she revisits the death of her beloved mother, the strong bond with her now-dying former college professor, the excitement of her first love, and the friendships forged out of a shared sense of isolation and grief. Yoon's formative experiences, which highlight both the fragility and force of personal connection in an era of absolute uncertainty, become immediately palpable. Shin makes the foreign and esoteric utterly familiar: her use of European literature as an interpreter of emotion and experience bridges any gaps between East and West. Love, friendship, and solitude are the same everywhere, as this book makes poignantly clear.

Kyung-Sook Shin

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Kyung-Sook Shin es una reconocida novelista surcoreana nacida en 1963 en Jeolla del Norte. Es una de las voces más influyentes de la literatura contemporánea de Corea del Sur, destacada por su estilo íntimo, melancólico y profundamente humano. A lo largo de su carrera, ha explorado temas como la familia, la pérdida, la identidad y el rol de las mujeres en una sociedad en transformación. Su escritura combina sensibilidad poética con una mirada crítica sobre la modernidad y las relaciones interpersonales.

Su novela Por favor, cuida de mamá la catapultó al reconocimiento internacional y le valió el Man Asian Literary Prize, siendo la primera mujer en recibirlo. La obra ha sido traducida a numerosos idiomas y continúa conmoviendo lectores por su retrato universal de la maternidad y la memoria. Ejemplo de su obra: Por favor, cuida de mamá.

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