My brilliant life /
Kim, Ae-ran, 1980-
My brilliant life / Ae-ran Kim ; translated from Korean by Chi-Young Kim. - First U.S. edition. First international edition. - 203 pages ; 22 cm
"A Tom Doherty Associates book."
"My Brilliant Life interweaves the past and present of a tight-knit family, finding joy and happiness in even the most difficult times. Areum lives life to its fullest, vicariously through the stories of his parents, conversations with Little Grandpa Jang - his sixty-year-old neighbor and best friend - and through the books he reads to visit the places he would otherwise never see. For several months, Areum has been working on a manuscript, piecing together his parents' often embellished stories about his family and childhood. He hopes to present it on his birthday, as a final gift to his mom and dad; their own falling-in-love story. Through it all, Areum and his family will have you laughing and crying, for all the right reasons."--Provided by publisher.
9781250750556 1250750555
40030378222
2020041578
Families--Fiction.
Friendship--Fiction.
Manuscripts--Fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Humorous fiction.
My brilliant life / Ae-ran Kim ; translated from Korean by Chi-Young Kim. - First U.S. edition. First international edition. - 203 pages ; 22 cm
"A Tom Doherty Associates book."
"My Brilliant Life interweaves the past and present of a tight-knit family, finding joy and happiness in even the most difficult times. Areum lives life to its fullest, vicariously through the stories of his parents, conversations with Little Grandpa Jang - his sixty-year-old neighbor and best friend - and through the books he reads to visit the places he would otherwise never see. For several months, Areum has been working on a manuscript, piecing together his parents' often embellished stories about his family and childhood. He hopes to present it on his birthday, as a final gift to his mom and dad; their own falling-in-love story. Through it all, Areum and his family will have you laughing and crying, for all the right reasons."--Provided by publisher.
9781250750556 1250750555
40030378222
2020041578
Families--Fiction.
Friendship--Fiction.
Manuscripts--Fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Humorous fiction.