Hwang Jungeun

One Hundred Shadows

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ISBN 13:: 9781911284024
author:: Hwang Jungeun
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Tilted Axis Press
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2016
Pages:: 152
Dimensions:: 12.9 x 1.3 x 19.8 cm
Genre:: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy, Contemporary, Hwang Jungeun,One Hundred Shadows,Tilted Axis Press,1911284029,General & Literary Fiction,Fiction / World, Literature,FICTION / Fantasy / General,Fantasy,Fiction / General,Modern & contemporary fictio
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One Hundred Shadows by Hwang Jungeun is a hard-edged novel set in a slum electronics market in Seoul. The story follows two young people, Eungyo and Mujae, who work as repair-shop assistants and are struggling to make ends meet. Their lives become even more uncertain when they start discussing strange recent developments - the shadows of those around them have begun to 'rise'. Hwang's spare prose is accompanied by arresting images, quirky dialogue, and moments of great lyricism, crafting a deeply affecting novel with perfectly calibrated emotional restraint. The author sheds light on the often-overlooked lives of social minorities in South Korea, revealing a society that can be both superficial and brutally harsh. This novel offers an important contribution to contemporary working-class literature, providing a glimpse into the little-known underside of a society that presents itself as modern and sleek.

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