Pavane for a Dead Princess – A Novel

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

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Park Min-gyu has been celebrated and condemned for his attacks upon what he perceives as the humorlessness of contemporary Korean literature. Pavane for a Dead Princess is his attack upon the beauty-fetish that reigns over popular culture, detailing the relationship between a man with matinee-idol good looks and "the ugliest woman of the century." To complicate matters further, Park also includes a so-called "writer's cut" of the same story, offering alternate versions of the facts, giving the reader the opportunity to imagine all the different ways this same novel might have been written.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2014-11-27
Mått145 x 215 x 19 mm
Vikt368 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor262
FörlagDalkey Archive Press
ISBN9781628970661
ÖversättareAmber Hyun Jung Kim

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