At Night He Lifts Weights
Kang Young-Sook
A disquieting vision of ecological dystopia in a collection by a major Korean writer.An artist is plagued by desire for her mysterious double as disease spreads through an uncanny suburban landscape. An elderly woman suspects the old man who lifts weights in her neighborhood playground of being responsible for a spate of murders. While elsewhere, a woman who believes she's been exposed to radioactive radiation inherits a warehouse where those fleeing the city can store their possessions.Beneath the calm surface of the stories collected here, Kang Young-sook offers a disquieting vision of a society grappling with ecological catastrophe and unplaceable forms of loss. Binding Type: PaperbackAuthor: Kang Young-SookPublisher: Transit BooksPublished: 11/14/2023ISBN: 9781945492709Pages: 225Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 07/24/2023Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2023
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Book Title
At Night He Lifts Weights
ISBN
9781945492709
A disquieting vision of ecological dystopia in a collection by a major Korean writer.
An artist is plagued by desire for her mysterious double as disease spreads through an uncanny suburban landscape. An elderly woman suspects the old man who lifts weights in her neighborhood playground of being responsible for a spate of murders. While elsewhere, a woman who believes she's been exposed to radioactive radiation inherits a warehouse where those fleeing the city can store their possessions.
Beneath the calm surface of the stories collected here, Kang Young-sook offers a disquieting vision of a society grappling with ecological catastrophe and unplaceable forms of loss.
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Kang Young-Sook
Publisher: Transit Books
Published: 11/14/2023
ISBN: 9781945492709
Pages: 225
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 07/24/2023
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2023
An artist is plagued by desire for her mysterious double as disease spreads through an uncanny suburban landscape. An elderly woman suspects the old man who lifts weights in her neighborhood playground of being responsible for a spate of murders. While elsewhere, a woman who believes she's been exposed to radioactive radiation inherits a warehouse where those fleeing the city can store their possessions.
Beneath the calm surface of the stories collected here, Kang Young-sook offers a disquieting vision of a society grappling with ecological catastrophe and unplaceable forms of loss.
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Kang Young-Sook
Publisher: Transit Books
Published: 11/14/2023
ISBN: 9781945492709
Pages: 225
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 07/24/2023
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2023
A disquieting vision of ecological dystopia in a collection by a major Korean writer.
An artist is plagued by desire for her mysterious double as disease spreads through an uncanny suburban landscape. An elderly woman suspects the old man who lifts weights in her neighborhood playground of being responsible for a spate of murders. While elsewhere, a woman who believes she's been exposed to radioactive radiation inherits a warehouse where those fleeing the city can store their possessions.
Beneath the calm surface of the stories collected here, Kang Young-sook offers a disquieting vision of a society grappling with ecological catastrophe and unplaceable forms of loss.
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Kang Young-Sook
Publisher: Transit Books
Published: 11/14/2023
ISBN: 9781945492709
Pages: 225
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 07/24/2023
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2023
An artist is plagued by desire for her mysterious double as disease spreads through an uncanny suburban landscape. An elderly woman suspects the old man who lifts weights in her neighborhood playground of being responsible for a spate of murders. While elsewhere, a woman who believes she's been exposed to radioactive radiation inherits a warehouse where those fleeing the city can store their possessions.
Beneath the calm surface of the stories collected here, Kang Young-sook offers a disquieting vision of a society grappling with ecological catastrophe and unplaceable forms of loss.
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Kang Young-Sook
Publisher: Transit Books
Published: 11/14/2023
ISBN: 9781945492709
Pages: 225
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 07/24/2023
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2023