Winter in Sokcho
Aneesa Abbas Higgins
(Translator)
Description
-FOR FANS OF: Sayaka Murata, Marguerite Duras, and Han Kang. The novel is understated, lyric, emotional, and haunting, and establishes Dusapin as one of the preeminent up-and-coming young female writers of our time.
-AUTHOR BACKSTORY: Born in France to a French father and Korean mother, Dusapin currently lives in Switzerland, writing in French about South Korea. This multi-nationalism will appeal to a lot of readers, and adds a depth to her depiction of Korean life.
-A PUNCHY, QUICK READ: This book can-and frequently will-be read in a single sitting, given how compelling and fast-paced it is.
Product Details
| Publisher | Open Letter |
| Publish Date | April 27, 2021 |
| Pages | 160 |
| Language | English |
| Type |  Paperback / softback |
| EAN/UPC | 9781948830416 |
| Dimensions | 7.9 X 4.9 X 0.6 inches | 0.4 pounds |
About the Author
Reviews
"A vivid, tactile, often claustrophobic, and gorgeously written novel. An absolute joy from beginning to end."--Lara Williams, author of Supper Club
"Beautifully translated from the French by Aneesa Abbas Higgins, comes together slowly, like a Polaroid photo, its effects both intimate and foreign."--TLS
"A masterful short novel."--New Statesman
"A punchy first novel."--Guardian Top 10 Best New Books in Translation
"Enigmatic, beguiling . . . This finely crafted debut explores topics of identity and heredity in compelling fashion. In its aimless, outsider protagonist there are echoes of Sayaka Murata's Convenience Store Woman."--Irish Times
"Dazzling."--Vogue Top Five Debuts
"I haven't encountered a voice like this since Duras--spellbinding."--ELLE (France)
"Oiled with a brooding tension that never dissipates or resolves, Winter in Sokcho is a noirish cold sweat of a book."--Guardian
"A masterpiece."--Huffington Post
"Dusapin's precise sentences, expertly translated by Higgins, elicit cinematic images and strong emotions. This poignant, fully realized debut shouldn't be missed."--Publishers Weekly, starred review
"A pleasure to read. The descriptions of daily life in the titular town are beautiful, elliptical, and fascinating, from the fish markets near the beach to soju-drenched dinners in local bistros to a surreal glimpse of a museum on the DMZ. . . . A triumph."--Kirkus, starred review
"Elisa Shua Dusapin's first-person narrative is formed of crystalline sentences that favor lucid imagery to describe themes of loneliness, familial obligation, identity, societal pressures and sexuality."--ArtReview Asia
"The bustling seaside resort of Sokcho in South Korea is the perfect backdrop for this quietly haunting debut."--Daily Mail
"(A) haunting portrait of an out-of-season tourist town on the border between North and South Korea . . . The story that unfolds is chilling."--Monocle
"Narrated in an elegant, enigmatic voice that skillfully summons the tenderness and mutability of an inner life, Winter in Sokcho is a lyrical and atmospheric work of art."--Sharlene Teo, author of Ponti
"Atmospheric, exquisitely written and highly charged."--Olivia Sudjic, author of Sympathy
"In Sokcho, everyone is in a holding pattern. The country waits for the war with the North to reignite. The town waits for warm weather and the tourist season. Kerrand waits for just the right spark of inspiration. And the narrator waits for she knows not what: perfection, happiness, freedom . . . or maybe just simple acknowledgement. Winter in Sokcho is a spare novel about existence in the between spaces of identity and passion."--Foreword Reviews
"Dusapin's beguiling work resembles a vibrant graphic novel, sans pictures. . . . This irresistible and spare novel sketches with exquisite depth a season of searching for both a French Korean woman and a French visitor."--Dave Wheeler, Shelf Awareness
"Unassuming yet richly rewarding, Winter in Sokcho is the deb
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