The Impossible Fairy Tale Contributor(s): Yujoo, Han (Author), Hong, Janet (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1555977669 ISBN-13: 9781555977665 Publisher: Graywolf Press OUR PRICE: $14.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2016938176 |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.4" W x 8.1" (0.65 lbs) 192 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A chilling, wildly original novel from a major new voice from South Korea At school, their fellow students, whether lucky or luckless or unlucky, seem consumed by an almost murderous rage. Adults are nearly invisible, and the society the children create on their own is marked by cruelty and soul-crushing hierarchies. Then, one day, the Child sneaks into the classroom after hours and adds ominous sentences to her classmates' notebooks. This sinister but initially inconsequential act unlocks a series of events that end in horrible violence. But that is not the end of this eerie, unpredictable novel. A teacher, who is also this book's author, wakes from an intense dream. When she arrives at her next class, she recognizes a student: the Child, who knows about the events of the novel's first half, which took place years earlier. Han Yujoo's The Impossible Fairy Tale is a fresh and terrifying exploration of the ethics of art making and of the stinging consequences of neglect. |