Cheon Seon-Ran

A Thousand Blues

Sprachen: Englisch. 19,8 cm / 12,7 cm / 1,5 cm ( B/H/T )
Buch (Softcover), 320 Seiten
EAN 9781804995327
Veröffentlicht Januar 2026
Verlag/Hersteller Transworld Publ. Ltd UK
Übersetzer Übersetzt von Chi-Young Kim
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THE #1 KOREAN INSTANT BESTSELLER AND PRIZEWINNERDiscover the original and uplifting sensation for fans of CONVENIENCE STORE WOMAN and KLARA AND THE SUN'A stunning story of love, care and sacrifice' Bora Chung, author of Cursed Bunny'Feels like a feather softly descending and tickling my heart' Reader review *'A breath of fresh air' Reader review *'Full of human warmth' *_____________It's only when we slow down that we can truly experience joy ... 2035: In the shadow of a race-course, two sisters grow up, helping their mother at the local cafe that serves renowned ramen. Family life is fractious especially when one of them loses their day-job to an automaton. When the sisters discover their beloved race-horse Today is being sent to the knacker's yard after a lifetime of over-racing, they are determined to rescue her. To remind Today of happier times, they hatch a plan to let her run one last race. But it will be no ordinary event. They will train her to run the slowest race of her life. Narrated by a most unusual and unforgettable storyteller, A Thousand Blues is a powerful hymn to our humanity. Brimming with heart, hope and rage, it is a book to cherish, share and re-read. _________'Engaging, touching, subtly disturbing' K-Lit Review'A stunningly crafted novel, evoking a myriad emotions' Kim Bo-young'A dazzling, warm novel that shows us how to move forward as a society without leaving anyone or anything behind' Choi Jin-young, author of To the Warm Horizon

Portrait

Born in 1993, Cheon Seon-ran is a graduate of Dankook University and Anyang Arts school. She often dreams of a world where humans become a minority in a world of flora and fauna, and what the end of the world might look like. She penned her thoughts down in this novel which won the 4th Korea Sci-fi Literature Award. A THOUSAND BLUES has been adapted as a stage musical in Korea and will be published around the world.

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