1 option
Bluebeard's first wife / Ha Seong-nan ; translated from the Korean by Janet Hong.
Van Pelt Library PL992.24.S65 A2 2020
Available
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ha, Sŏng-nan, 1967- author.
- Series:
- Korean literature series
- Standardized Title:
- Short stories. Selections. English
- Language:
- English
- Korean
- Subjects (All):
- Secrecy--Fiction.
- Secrecy.
- Neighbors--Fiction.
- Neighbors.
- Short stories, Korean.
- Genre:
- Short stories.
- Fiction.
- Translations.
- Physical Description:
- 229 pages ; 22 cm.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- English edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Rochester, NY : Open Letter, [2020]
- Summary:
- "Disasters, accidents, and deaths abound in Bluebeard's First Wife. A woman spends a night with her fiancee and his friends, and overhears a terrible secret that has bound them together since high school. A man grows increasingly agitated by the apartment noise made by a young family living upstairs and arouses the suspicion of his own wife when the neighbors meet a string of unlucky incidents. A couple moves into a picture-perfect country house, but when their new dog is stolen, they become obsessed with finding the thief, and in the process, neglect their child. Ha's paranoia-inducing, heart-quickening stories will have you reconsidering your own neighbors."-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- The star-shaped stain
- Bluebeard's first wife
- Flies
- Night poaching
- O Father
- Joy to the world
- The dress shirt
- On that green, green grass
- A quiet night
- Pinky finger
- Daisy Fleabane.
- Notes:
- "Originally published in Korea by Changbi Publishers, Inc."--Title page verso.
- Translated from the Korean.
- ISBN:
- 9781948830171
- 1948830175
- OCLC:
- 1111382920
- Publisher Number:
- 99984764685
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.