Description
In the slum electronics market of central Seoul, Eungyo makes her living amid broken screens, shifting bargains, and the constant pressure of survival. When she becomes entangled with Mujae, their relationship unfolds in the shadowy spaces between what people show and what they hide—where even the city’s “dark” corners seem to remember. Told through Eungyo’s perspective, the novella blends gritty realism with a faint, unsettling sense of the uncanny, using the motif of shadows to explore attachment, exploitation, and the ways love can both wound and sustain. With Hwang Jungeun’s sharp, intimate storytelling and atmospheric edge, this is a compact, emotionally charged portrait of intimacy under strain—where every choice leaves a mark.
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paperback
Tilted Axis Press
Published Apr 18, 2016
ISBN: 9781911284024
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First Published
2016
Language
eng
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