Ergebnis für "Kim" in Magischer Realismus

'Bound to tug at your heart strings' ELIZA CHAN 'A top-tier historical fantasy' SHELLEY PARKER-CHAN 'A historical K-drama brought to life on the page' JUNE HUR 'A sweeping, romantic tale about reforging your own destiny' JIHYUN YUN A tale of star-crossed lovers, political intrigue and mysticism...

A richly funny and fantastical novel about the strangeness at the heart of even the most ordinary lives, from one of South Korea’s most acclaimed novelists.

Koschei the Deathless is to Russian folklore what devils or wicked witches are to Western European culture: a menacing, evil figure; the villain of countless stories that have been passed on through story and text for generations. But Koschei has never before been seen through the eyes of Catherynne Valente, whose modernized and transformed take on the legend brings the action to modern times, spanning many of the great developments of Russian history in the 20th century.

Three women. Three losses. One sanctuary that changes everything. When Tiffany, Charlotte, and Heather buy an old farmhouse nestled in the quiet hills of New England, they hope to rescue animals-and perhaps themselves. Each carries a private grief: a sudden loss, a life unraveled, a heart still searching for meaning. Together they begin to rebuild, creating a haven for creatures in need and discovering comfort in simple rhythms-the bleat of a goat at dawn, the rustle of wings, the hush of twilight settling over the fields. But the land has a memory.

In the title story, an engaged couple working in distant corners of the galaxy plan to arrive on Earth simultaneously and walk down the aisle together. But small incidents wreak havoc on their vast journeys, pushing the date of their wedding far into the future. As centuries pass on Earth and the land and climate change, one thing is constant: the desire of the lovers to be together. Through two pairs of interlinked stories stories, Kim explores the driving forces of humanity - love, hope, creation, destruction, and the very meaning of existence.

'The novel you never knew you were waiting for' Marlon James 'I didn't want it to end' Sarah Moss In 1995 in Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i, seven-year-old Nainoa Flores is saved from drowning by a shiver of sharks. His family, struggling to make ends meet amidst the collapse of the sugar cane industry...

Nata e cresciuta nella tentacolare Seoul, Yujin si è rifugiata nel piccolo villaggio di Soyangri, tra colline e ciliegi. La primavera è alle porte e Yujin attende con emozione l'inaugurazione dello spazio a cui ha dedicato gli ultimi mesi della sua vita: La Cucina dei Libri, un vecchio hanok ristrutturato e trasformato in una libreria in cui leggere sorseggiando bevande e gustando dolci, nonché un luogo di incontro, dove è possibile pernottare e trovare un momento di relax e conforto. Il suo obiettivo? Creare un rifugio per anime stanche come la sua.

Seong Jaeseong non è come gli altri ragazzi della sua età. La sua ipersensibilità ai suoni lo rende simile a un neonato catapultato all'improvviso nel mondo. Per questo ha sempre le cuffie alle orecchie, per schermarsi dai rumori che lo circondano e lo schiacciano fino a togliergli il fiato. Ma forse proprio a causa di questo disturbo, Jaeseong ha anche un dono raro e speciale: riesce a sentire quelli che lui chiama Biscuit - persone invisibili agli occhi dei più, umiliate, dimenticate, il cui cuore è stato calpestato più e più volte, e la cui presenza si è affievolita fino quasi a scomparire.

“Enchanting . . . the most surprising, confounding, and oddly insightful couple’s trip in recent literary history.” —Entertainment Weekly The prize-winning, bestselling author of Gingerbread; Boy, Snow, Bird; and What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours returns with a vivid and inventive new novel...

When Otto and Xavier Shin declare their love, an aunt gifts them a trip on a sleeper train to mark their new commitment - and to get them out of her house. Setting off with their pet mongoose, Otto and Xavier arrive at their sleepy local train station, but quickly deduce that The Lucky Day is no ordinary locomotive. Their trip on this former tea-smuggling train has been curated beyond their wildest imaginations, complete with mysterious and welcoming touches, like ingredients for their favourite breakfast.

This “sweeping intergenerational saga" tells the story of a pampered and defiant South Korean matriarch thrust into the afterlife from which she seeks a second chance to make amends (Kirstin Chen)—and fights off a tragic curse that could devastate generations to come. In South Korea, a...