Han Kang Greek Lessons (Paperback) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Greek LessonsCondition: NewISBN-10: 0241997062EAN: 9780241997062ISBN: 9780241997062Publisher: Penguin Books LtdFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 02/01/2024Description: Book of the Year 2023 according to New Yorker, TIME magazine, KirkusA powerful novel of the saving grace of language and human connection, from the Nobel Prize-winning author of The Vegetarian.'Breathtaking . . . She is simply my favourite living writer to read, and think with, and see the world with' Max PorterIn a classroom in Seoul, a young woman watches her Greek language teacher at the blackboard. She tries to speak but has lost her voice. Her teacher finds himself drawn to the silent woman, for day by day he is losing his sight.Soon they discover a deeper pain binds them. For her, in the space of just a few months, she has lost both her mother and the custody battle for her nine-year-old son. For him, it's the pain of growing up between Korea and Germany, being torn between two cultures and languages.Greek Lessons is a tender love letter to human connection, a novel to awaken the senses, vividly conjuring the essence of what it means to be alive.Translated by Deborah Smith and e. yaewon.Longlisted for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation 2024'Another stunning gem: quiet, sharply faceted, and devastating' Kirkus'Han Kang is a writer like no other. In a few lines, she seems to traverse the entirety of human experience' Katie KitamuraLanguage: KoreanCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBItem Height: 196mmItem Length: 129mmItem Width: 11mmItem Weight: 120gAuthor: Han KangTranslator: Deborah Smith, e. yaewonContributor: Deborah Smith (Translated by), e. yaewon (Translated by)Genre: FictionRelease Year: 2024 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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