{"product_id":"greek-lessons-paperback","title":"Greek Lessons - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHan Kang\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDeborah Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eE. Yaewon\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eEDITORS' CHOICE - A dazzling novel about the saving grace of language and human connection, from the \u003cb\u003e\"visionary\"\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e) author of the International Booker Prize winner \u003ci\u003eThe Vegetarian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Both a disquieting journey about the loss of sense and a return to the sensorium of touch and intimacy, \u003ci\u003eGreek Lessons \u003c\/i\u003esoars with sensuous and revelatory insight.\"--Cathy Park Hong, author of \u003ci\u003eMinor Feelings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker, Time, \u003c\/i\u003eChicago Public Library, \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Now and then, language would thrust its way into her sleep like a skewer through meat, startling her awake several times a night.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a classroom in Seoul, a young woman watches her Greek language teacher at the blackboard. She tries to speak but has lost her voice. Her teacher finds himself drawn to the silent woman, for day by day he is losing his sight. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSoon the two discover a deeper pain binds them together. For her, in the space of just a few months, she has lost both her mother and the custody battle for her nine-year-old son. For him, it's the pain of growing up between Korea and Germany, being torn between two cultures and languages, and the fear of losing his independence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eGreek Lessons \u003c\/i\u003etells the story of two ordinary people brought together at a moment of private anguish--the fading light of a man losing his vision meeting the silence of a woman who has lost her language. Yet these are the very things that draw them to each other. Slowly the two discover a profound sense of unity--their voices intersecting with startling beauty, as they move from darkness to light, from silence to breath and expression. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eGreek Lessons\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of the unlikely bond between this pair and a tender love letter to human intimacy and connection--a novel to awaken the senses, one that vividly conjures the essence of what it means to be alive.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHan Kang\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1970 in South Korea. A recipient of the Yi Sang Literary Award, the Today's Young Artist Award, and the Manhae Prize for Literature, she is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Vegetarian\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the International Booker Prize; \u003ci\u003eHuman Acts;\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe White Book\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDeborah Smith \u003c\/b\u003ewas a co-winner of the International Booker Prize for her translation of \u003ci\u003eThe Vegetarian\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmily Yae Won\u003c\/b\u003e is a translator based in Seoul. She has translated into Korean the work of Ali Smith and Deborah Levy.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 30, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759011954976,"sku":"9780593595442","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/dad4e4fd43f174a91b03d4fd6fd8e169.webp?v=1780140966","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/greek-lessons-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}