One Hundred Shadows [electronic resource]
Jungeun Hwang2016
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An oblique, hard-edged novel tinged with offbeat fantasy, One Hundred Shadows is
set in a slum electronics market in central Seoul – an area earmarked for
demolition in a city better known for its shiny skyscrapers and slick pop
videos. Here, the awkward, tentative relationship between Eungyo and Mujae, who
both dropped out of formal education to work as repair-shop assistants, is made
yet more uncertain by their economic circumstances, while their matter-of-fact
discussion of a strange recent development – the shadows of the slum's
inhabitants have started to 'rise' – leaves the reader to make up their own mind
as to the nature of this shape-shifting tale. Hwang's spare prose is illuminated
by arresting images, quirky dialogue and moments of great lyricism, crafting a
deeply affecting novel of perfectly calibrated emotional restraint. Known for
her interest in social minorities, Hwang eschews the dreary realism usually
employed for such issues, without her social criticism...
Main title:
One Hundred Shadows [electronic resource] / Jungeun Hwang
Author:
Jungeun Hwang, Author
Imprint:
London United Kingdom : Tilted Axis Press, 2016
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (156 pages, 793855.0 Bytes)
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781911284031
Language:
English
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BRN:
528675
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