{"product_id":"beasts-of-a-little-land-juhea-kim","title":"Beasts of a Little Land (Juhea Kim)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Yasnaya Polyana Award * Finalist for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Unforgettable' Nguy n Phan Qu  Mai, author of\u003cem\u003e The Mountains Sing\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAs the Korean independence movement gathers pace, two children meet on the streets of Seoul. Fate will bind them through decades of love and war. They just don't know it yet.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is 1917, and Korea is under Japanese occupation. With the threat of famine looming, ten-year-old Jade is sold by her desperate family to Miss Silver's courtesan school in the bustling city of Pyongyang. As the Japanese army tears through the country, she is forced to flee to the southern city of Seoul. Soon, her path crosses with that of an orphan named JungHo, a chance encounter that will lead to a life-changing friendship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut when JungHo is pulled into the revolutionary fight for independence, Jade must decide between following her  own ambitions and risking everything for the one she loves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSweeping through five decades of Korean history, Juhea Kim's sparkling debut is an intricately woven tale of love stretched to breaking point, and two people who refuse to let go.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLonglisted for the HWA Debut Crown Longlist 2022 * Longlisted for the Nota Bene Prize 2023\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A stunning achievement' \u003cem\u003eTLS\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eJuhea Kim is the author of the international bestseller\u003cem\u003e Beasts of a Little Land\u003c\/em\u003e (Oneworld, 2021), which has been published around the world. It won the Yasnaya Polyana Award and was a finalist for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, and is currently being adapted into a television series. Kim's second novel, \u003cem\u003eCity of Night Birds,\u003c\/em\u003e will be published in January 2025. Kim earned her BA in Art and Archaeology from Princeton University. Her writing has been published in \u003cem\u003eGranta, Times Literary Supplement, The Independent, Zyzzyva, Guernica\u003c\/em\u003e and elsewhere. Born in South Korea and raised in Portland, Oregon, Kim now lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), MMP, Englisch, 416 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63607627088221,"sku":"K095915168","price":9.9,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/239307-9591516800001A.jpg?v=1771975787","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/beasts-of-a-little-land-juhea-kim","provider":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}