Bluebeard's first wife / Ha Seong-nan ; translated from the Korean by Janet Hong.
Material type: TextLanguage: English Original language: Korean Series: Korean literature seriesPublisher: Rochester, NY : Open Letter, 2020Edition: First edition; English editionDescription: 229 pages ; 22 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1948830175
- 9781948830171
- Short stories. Selections. English
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book | Main Library | Fiction | HA, SONG-NAN | Available | 33111009665783 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A Publishers Weekly Top Ten Book of 2020
Disasters, accidents, and deaths abound in Bluebeard's First Wife . A woman spends a night with her fiancé and his friends, and overhears a terrible secret that has bound them together since high school. A man grows increasingly agitated by the noise made by a young family living in the apartment upstairs and arouses the suspicion of his own wife when the neighbors meet a string of unlucky incidents. A couple moves into a picture-perfect country house, but when their new dog is stolen, they become obsessed with finding the thief, and in the process, neglect their child. The paranoia-inducing, heart-quickening stories in Ha's follow-up to the critically acclaimed Flowers of Mold will have you reconsidering your own neighbors.
"Originally published in Korea by Changbi Publishers, Inc."--Title page verso.
Translated from the Korean.
The star-shaped stain -- Bluebeard's first wife -- Flies -- Night poaching -- O Father -- Joy to the world -- The dress shirt -- On that green, green grass -- A quiet night -- Pinky finger -- Daisy Fleabane.
"Disasters, accidents, and deaths abound in Bluebeard's First Wife. A woman spends a night with her fiance and his friends, and overhears a terrible secret that has bound them together since high school. A man grows increasingly agitated by the apartment noise made by a young family living upstairs and arouses the suspicion of his own wife when the neighbors meet a string of unlucky incidents. A couple moves into a picture-perfect country house, but when their new dog is stolen, they become obsessed with finding the thief, and in the process, neglect their child. Ha's paranoia-inducing, heart-quickening stories will have you reconsidering your own neighbors"-- Provided by publisher.