The impossible fairy tale : a novel / Han Yujoo ; translated from the Korean by Janet Hong.

Author
Han, Yu-ju, 1982- [Browse]
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Book
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English
Published/​Created
  • Minneapolis, Minnesota : Graywolf Press, [2017]
  • ©2017
Description
214 pages ; 21 cm

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East Asian Library - Western Languages PL994.26.Y825 P8513 2017 Browse related items Request

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    The Impossible Fairy Tale is the story of two unexceptional grade-school girls. Mia is "lucky"she is spoiled by her mother and, as she explains, her two fathers. She gloats over her exotic imported color pencils and won't be denied a coveted sweater. Then there is the Child who, by contrast, is neither lucky nor unlucky. She makes so little impression that she seems not even to merit a name. At school, their fellow students, whether lucky or luckless or unlucky, seem consumed by an almost murderous rage. Adults are nearly invisible, and the society the children create on their own is marked by cruelty and soul-crushing hierarchies. Then, one day, the Child sneaks into the classroom after hours and adds ominous sentences to her classmates' notebooks. This sinister but initially inconsequential act unlocks a series of events that end in horrible violence. -- Amazon.com.
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    Translated from the Korean.
    ISBN
    • 9781555977665 ((paperback))
    • 1555977669 ((paperback))
    LCCN
    2016288457
    OCLC
    1004424493
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