A selection of the best short stories by Oh Jung-hee, one of South Korea's most influential writers
In this emblematic selection of her stories, Oh Jung-hee probes beneath the surface of seemingly quotidian lives to expose nightmarish family configurations warped by desertion, psychosis, and death. In 'Chinatown' a young girl living on the edge of the city's Chinese community comes of age among mundane violences, collisions with adult sexuality and the American occupation; in 'The Garden Party' a woman grapples with her conflicting identities of wife, mother and writer at an alcohol-fuelled gathering. Throughout a career spanning six decades, Oh Jung-hee has drawn comparisons to Alice Munro, Virginia Woolf, and Joyce Carol Oates, and is assuredly a trailblazing writer.
| ISBN: | 9780241744369 |
| Publication date: | 17th July 2025 |
| Author: | Oh Junghee |
| Publisher: | Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 112 pages |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction Narrative theme: Social issues Narrative theme: Diversity, equality, inclusion Shorter Reads Fiction in translation |
A selection of the best short stories by Oh Jung-hee, one of South Korea's most influential writers
In this emblematic selection of her stories, Oh Jung-hee probes beneath the surface of seemingly quotidian lives to expose nightmarish family configurations warped by desertion, psychosis, and death. In 'Chinatown' a young girl living on the edge of the city's Chinese community comes of age among mundane violences, collisions with adult sexuality and the American occupation; in 'The Garden Party' a woman grapples with her conflicting identities of wife, mother and writer at an alcohol-fuelled gathering. Throughout a career spanning six decades, Oh Jung-hee has drawn comparisons to Alice Munro, Virginia Woolf, and Joyce Carol Oates, and is assuredly a trailblazing writer.
Chinatown features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Narrative theme: Social issues, Narrative theme: Diversity, equality, inclusion, Shorter Reads, Fiction in translation
Chinatown is available in Paperback
Chinatown was written by Oh Junghee and published by Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
Chinatown has 112 pages
Yes it is part of Penguin Modern Classics series
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