Violets
Sin, Kyong-suk2024
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We joine San in 1970s rural South Korea, a young girl ostracised from her community. She meets a girl called Namae, and they become friends until one afternoon changes everything. Following a moment of physical intimacy in a minari field, Namae violently rejects San, setting her on a troubling path of quashed desire and isolation. We next meet San, aged 22, as she starts a job in a flower shop. There, we are introduced to a colourful cast of characters, including the shop's mute owner, the other florist Su-ae, and the customers that include a sexually aggressive businessman and a photographer, who San develops an obsession for. Throughout, San's moment with Namae lingers in the back of her mind. A story of desire and violence about a young woman who everyone forgot, 'Violets' is a captivating and sensual read, full of tragedy and beauty.
Main title:
Violets / Kyung-Sook Shin ; translated by Anton Hur.
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Imprint:
London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2024.London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2024.
Collation:
224 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Translated from the Korean.
ISBN:
9781474623568 (pbk)
Language:
EnglishKorean
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BRN:
2885572