Name: Court Dancer
SKU: 53639340
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Author: Kyung-Sook Shin
ISBN: 9781643132525

Type

Physical Book

Author

Kyung-Sook Shin

Publisher

Pegasus Books

Year

2019

Language

English

Pages

336

Format

Paperback

ISBN13

9781643132525

Synopsis "Court Dancer "

Set during the dramatic final years of the Korean Empire, the new novel from Man Asian Literary Prize winner Kyung-Sook Shin features a mysterious dancer caught up in the dizzying sweep of history. When a novice French diplomat arrives for an audience with the Emperor, he is enraptured by the Joseon Dynasty’s magnificent culture, then at its zenith. But all fades away when he sees Yi Jin perform the traditional Dance of the Spring Oriole. Though well aware that women of the court belong to the palace, the young diplomat confesses his love to the Emperor, and gains permission for Yi Jin to accompany him back to France.A world away in Belle Epoque Paris, Yi Jin lives a free, independent life, away from the gilded cage of the court, and begins translating and publishing Joseon literature into French with another Korean student. But even in this new world, great sorrow awaits her. Betrayal, jealousy, and intrigue abound, culminating with the tragic assassination of the last Joseon empress—and the poisoned pages of a book.Rich with historic detail and filled with luminous characters, Korea’s most beloved novelist brings a lost era to life in a story that will resonate long after the final page.

Kyung-Sook Shin

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Kyung-Sook Shin es una reconocida novelista surcoreana nacida en 1963 en Jeolla del Norte. Es una de las voces más influyentes de la literatura contemporánea de Corea del Sur, destacada por su estilo íntimo, melancólico y profundamente humano. A lo largo de su carrera, ha explorado temas como la familia, la pérdida, la identidad y el rol de las mujeres en una sociedad en transformación. Su escritura combina sensibilidad poética con una mirada crítica sobre la modernidad y las relaciones interpersonales.

Su novela Por favor, cuida de mamá la catapultó al reconocimiento internacional y le valió el Man Asian Literary Prize, siendo la primera mujer en recibirlo. La obra ha sido traducida a numerosos idiomas y continúa conmoviendo lectores por su retrato universal de la maternidad y la memoria. Ejemplo de su obra: Por favor, cuida de mamá.

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