God has no grandchildren
Subtitle: stories
By: Kim Kyung-uk ; translated by Kang Sunok and Melissa Thomson
Contributors: Kang, Sunok, 1971- translator; Thomson, Melissa, translator
Edition: First edition.
Series: Library of Korean literature -- 18; Library of Korean literature -- 18.
Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9781628971170
Subjects: Translations into English
Work titles: Short stories
Description: "The nine stories that make up this collection depict a wide variety of contemporary Koreans navigating a world focused on material wealth and social power, in which family ties have been disrupted and all relationships are dysfunctional. Unpredictable and enigmatic, these tales, though taking place in what would appear to be a shallow, materialistic environment, are nonetheless woven through with rich threads of imagination and fantasy: parables for the self-help age."--
Notes: Translation from the Korean.
Table of contents: title: God has no grandchildren; title: The runner --; title: Ninety-nine percent --; title: The ups and downs of hurricane Joe --; title: Heinrich's heart --; title: The queen of romance --; title: The country where the sun never rises --; title: Bastille day --; title: Father's kitchen --; title: Love---It always involves hatred.