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Chargement... Nowhere to Be Foundpar Bae Suah
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Hypothetically, if I were teaching a creative writing class and a student had turned in this novella, I would have got up out of my comfy chair and forced her to start teaching the class. This book had everything I want from literary fiction. Since this is the second work by this author I've read, I'll have to call myself a devoted fan. This short novel from Bae Suah depicts its time and place masterfully. It is a compact, well told story of a woman in a meaningless job, trying to get by. Despite her familial and relationship problems, she maintains a hopeful outlook most of the time, and provides a resonating portrait of relatable struggles. Like [b:Convenience Store Woman|38357895|Convenience Store Woman|Sayaka Murata|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1523623053l/38357895._SY75_.jpg|51852264] the mundane takes on special meaning due to the lovable voice. The author keeps commentary to a minimum. There was plenty of opportunity for her to castigate Korea's military conscription or the lower middle class workload, but she lets the characters speak for themselves. The family dynamic is complex enough to create tension and the events that unfold are not earth shattering, but it is a very moving book. Proof that a good writer can write about anything, and doing it truthfully, can craft an incredible experience for the reader. Hmm. I read this for #WITMonth. I hope I do better with my next choice... To see my unenthusiastic review please visit https://anzlitlovers.com/2019/08/02/nowhere-to-be-found-by-bae-suah-translated-b... Everyone in this books is disappearing. From each other, their everyday lives and anything resembling a future. You have hope for them, maybe one will yet remain in the world they thought they inhabited when you first meet them but it is not to be. A strange novella containing far more than its length would suggest. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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Nominated for the PEN Translation Prize and the Best Translated Book Award A nameless narrator passes through her life, searching for meaning and connection in experiences she barely feels. For her, time and identity blur, and all action is reaction. She can't quite understand what motivates others to take life seriously enough to focus on anything--for her existence is a loosely woven tapestry of fleeting concepts. From losing her virginity to mindless jobs and a splintered, unsupportive family, the lessons learned have less to do with the reality we all share and more to do with the truth of the imagination, which is where the narrator focuses to discover herself. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Google Books — Chargement... GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)895.734Literature Literature of other languages Asian (east and south east) languages Korean Korean fiction 1945–2000Classification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne:
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This was a truly strange, deeply melancholy novella. It's very stream of consciousness style and the main character drifts from day to day, experiencing grim events at every turn. The writing was very good, though.