The private life of plants
Subtitle: a novel
By: Lee Seung-U ; translated by Inrae You Vinciguerra and Louis Vinciguerra
Contributors: You, Inrae, translator; Vinciguerra, Louis, translator
Edition: First edition.
Series: Library of Korean literature -- 17; Library of Korean literature -- 17.
Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 175
ISBN-13: 9781628971163
Subjects: Dysfunctional families; Family secrets; Man-woman relationships; Fiction
Work titles: Singmuldŭl ŭi sasaenghwal
Description: "The Private Life of Plants is about the ways in which desire can both worsen and mitigate our flaws. We meet amputee sons whose mothers cart them from brothel to brothel; we meet brothers who love their brother's lovers, and whose lovers in turn are stolen away by the husbands of their sisters. Sexuality in all its ugliness and wonder is put under the microscope by Lee Seung-U, who reminds us that love may come in various forms, but that it is, nonetheless, a force that unifies us all . . . whether we like it or not."--Back cover.
Notes: Translation from Korean of: Singmuldŭl ŭi sasaenghwal.