Almond : a novel / Won-Pyung Sohn ; translated from the Korean by Sandy Joosun Lee.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Son, Wŏn-p'yŏng, 1979- author.

Contributor:

Lee, Joosun, translator.

Standardized Title:

Amondŭ. English

Language:

English

Korean

Subjects (All):

Teenage boys--Fiction.

Teenage boys.

Bullies.

Alexithymia.

Alexithymia--Fiction.

Friendship--Fiction.

Friendship.

Bullies--Fiction.

Life change events--Fiction.

Life change events.

Genre:

Fiction.

Bildungsromans.

Novels.

Physical Description:

259 pages ; 21 cm

Edition:

First HarperCollins paperback edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : HarperVia, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2021.

Summary:

Yunjae was born with a brain condition called Alexithymia that makes it hard for him to feel emotions like fear or anger. He lives with his mother and grandmother above their used bookstore, decorated with colorful post-it notes that remind him when to smile, when to say "thank you," and when to laugh. When a shocking act of random violence shatters his world, it leaves him alone and on his own. Yunjae retreats into silent isolation, until troubled teenager Gon arrives at his school and begins to bully Yunjae. After learning they have more in common than they realized, the two strike up a surprising friendship. -- adapted from jacket

Notes:

"Originally published as Amondŭ in South Korean in 2017 by Changbi Publishers."--Title page verso.

Other Format:

Online version: Son, Wŏn-p'yŏng, 1979- Almond

ISBN:

9780062961389

0062961381

OCLC:

1256557938

Publisher Number:

99989206461