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      Violets: From the bestselling author of Please Look After Mother

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      A neglected young woman experiences the violence and isolation of contemporary Korean society, from the two million copy bestselling author of PLEASE LOOK AFTER MOTHER

      ''Dreamy, immersive and evocative'' TLS

      ''Darkly beautiful'' Frances Cha
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      Product ID:9781474623568
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Title:Violets
      Subtitle:From the bestselling author of Please Look After Mother
      Authors:Author: Kyung-Sook Shin, Anton Hur
      Page Count:224
      Subjects:Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Fiction in translation, Fiction in translation, South Korea
      Description:Select Guide Rating
      A neglected young woman experiences the violence and isolation of contemporary Korean society, from the two million copy bestselling author of PLEASE LOOK AFTER MOTHER

      ''Dreamy, immersive and evocative'' TLS

      ''Darkly beautiful'' Frances Cha


      ''Strange and gripping'' Guardian


      San is twenty-two and alone when she happens upon a job at a flower shop in Seoul''s bustling city centre.

      Haunted by childhood rejection, she stumbles through life - painfully vulnerable, stifled, and unsure. She barely registers to others, especially by the ruthless standards of 1990s South Korea.

      But over the course of one summer, San meets a curious cast of characters: the nonspeaking shop owner, a brash co-worker, aggressive customers and an enigmatic magazine photographer. Fuelled by a quiet desperation to jump-start her life, she dares, briefly, to dream of connection in an unforgiving world.

      Translated by Anton Hur


      Imprint Name:Weidenfeld & Nicolson
      Publisher Name:Orion Publishing Co
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2024-03-14

      Additional information

      Weight202 g
      Dimensions129 × 197 × 19 mm