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An unsettling novel in 3 acts, about rebellion and taboo, violence and eroticism. A cult bestseller in South Korea, translated by Deborah Smith
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Yeong-hye and her husband are ordinary people - dutiful wife and mild-mannered office worker. One day, prompted by grotesque recurring nightmares, Yeong-hye decides to become a vegetarian. But in South Korea, where vegetarianism is almost unheard-of and societal mores are strictly obeyed, it is a shocking act of subversion.
Yeong-hye's passive rebellion rapidly manifests in ever more bizarre and frightening forms, from sexual sadism to attempted suicide, and in increasingly erotic and unhinged artworks,
Beschrijving
Yeong-hye and her husband are ordinary people - dutiful wife and mild-mannered office worker. One day, prompted by grotesque recurring nightmares, Yeong-hye decides to become a vegetarian. But in South Korea, where vegetarianism is almost unheard-of and societal mores are strictly obeyed, it is a shocking act of subversion.
Yeong-hye's passive rebellion rapidly manifests in ever more bizarre and frightening forms, from sexual sadism to attempted suicide, and in increasingly erotic and unhinged artworks,
Details
EAN : | 9781846276033 |
Uitgever : | Faber and Faber |
Vertaler : | Deborah Smith |
Publicatie datum : | 01-01-2015 |
Uitvoering : | Paperback / softback |
Taal/Talen : | Engels |
Hoogte : | 198 mm |
Breedte : | 129 mm |
Dikte : | 13 mm |
Gewicht : | 146 gr |
Status : | Bestelbaar |
Aantal pagina's : | 224 |
Keywords : | romans;zuid-korea;vegetarisme;man-vrouwrelatie |