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OverviewRina is a defector from a country that might be North Korea, traversing an 'empty and futile' landscape. Along the way, she is forced to work at a chemical plant, murders a few people, becomes a prostitute, runs a lucrative bar, and finds a solace in a motley family of wanderers all as disenfranchised as she. Brutal and unflinching, with elements of the mythic and grotesque interspersed with hard-edged realism, Rina is a pioneering work of Korean postmodernism. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Young-sook Kang , Kim Boram , Janet HongPublisher: Open Letter Imprint: Open Letter ISBN: 9781960385086ISBN 10: 1960385089 Pages: 350 Publication Date: 31 October 2024 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Forthcoming Availability: Not yet available ![]() This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsReviewsThe way in which the novel creates a family that accepts members from any nationality, sexual orientation, age, or gender has no precedent in Korean literature. Kang's unique style of writing is equally radical. Her imagery is bare yet powerful, almost discomfiting in its unfamiliarity, and certainly too innovative to categorize or name. --Kim Hyung-jung, Hankook Ilbo Author InformationKang Young-sook was born in Chuncheon, Gangwondo, and graduated from the Seoul Institute of the Arts. She attended the University of Iowa's International Writing Program in 2009, and has served as an advisory member of the Korea Dialogue Academy since 1990. Kim Boram was born in Massachusetts. Her first translated work was Kim Yeon-su's short story 'The Five Pleasures of Walking'. She is currently working toward her PhD in English at UCLA. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |