A magical girl retires / Park Seolyeon ; translated by Anton Hur.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pak, Sŏ-ryŏn, author.

박 서련, author.

Contributor:

Hur, Anton, translator.

Standardized Title:

Mabŏp sonyŏ ŭnt'oe hamnida. English

마법 소녀 은퇴 합니다. English

Language:

English

Korean

Subjects (All):

Women--Korea (South)--Seoul--Fiction.

Women.

Depression in women--Fiction.

Depression in women.

Suicidal behavior--Fiction.

Suicidal behavior.

Generation Y--Fiction.

Generation Y.

Guardian angels--Fiction.

Guardian angels.

Magic--Fiction.

Magic.

Seoul (Korea)--Fiction.

Seoul (Korea).

Genre:

Fantasy fiction.

Novels.

Physical Description:

160 pages ; illustrations ; 22 cm

Edition:

First Harpervia edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : HarperVia, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2024.

Language Note:

In English, translated from Korean.

Summary:

Twenty-nine, depressed, and drowning in credit card debt after losing her job during the pandemic, a millennial woman decides to end her troubles by jumping off Seoul's Mapo Bridge. But her suicide attempt is interrupted by a girl dressed all in white, her guardian angel. Ah Roa is a clairvoyant magical girl on a mission to find the greatest magical girl of all time. But the woman's excitement turns to frustration when she learns that being a magical girl in real life is much different than how it's portrayed in manga. It isn't just destiny--it's work. Magical girls go to job fairs, join trade unions, attend classes. And for this magical girl there are no special powers and no great perks, and despite being magical, she still battles with low self-esteem. Her magic wand . . . is a credit card--which she must use to defeat a terrifying threat that isn't a monster or an intergalactic war. It's global climate change. Because magical girls need to think about sustainability, too. Park Seolyeon reimagines classic fantasy tropes in a novel that explores real-world challenges that are both deeply personal and universal: the search for meaning and the desire to do good in a world that feels like it's ending. A fun, fast-paced, and enchanting narrative that sparkles thanks to award-nominated translator Anton Hur, A Magical Girl Retires reminds us that we are all magical girls--that fighting evil by moonlight and winning love by daylight can be anyone's game.

Notes:

"Originally published as Mabopssonyo euntwehamnida in South Korea in 2022 by Changbi Publishers" -- ttitle page verso.

Related Work:

Translation of: Pak, Sŏ-ryŏn. Mabŏp sonyŏ ŭnt'oe hamnida. Korean.

Translation of: 박 서련. 마법 소녀 은퇴 합니다. Korean.

ISBN:

0063373262

9780063373266

OCLC:

1401906989

Publisher Number:

99996870117