{"product_id":"wafers-paperback","title":"Wafers - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSeong-Nan Ha\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJanet Hong\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 2006 collection of short stories is in line with the unsettling, engrossing style of Ha's other two collections that have been translated into English, the critical and commercial successes \u003ci\u003eFlowers of Mold\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBluebeard's First Wife\u003c\/i\u003e. A best-seller in Korea, Ha Seong-nan is one of the stars of contemporary short fiction, writing edgy, socially conscious stories that bring to mind the novels of Han Kang and the film \u003ci\u003eParasite.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHa Seong-nan\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of five short story collections--including \u003ci\u003eBluebeard's First Wife\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFlowers of Mold\u003c\/i\u003e--and three novels. Over her career, she's received a number of prestigious awards, such as the Dong-in Literary Award in 1999, Hankook Ilbo Literary Prize in 2000, the Isu Literature Prize in 2004, the Oh Yeong-su Literary Award in 2008, and the Contemporary Literature (Hyundae Munhak) Award in 2009. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJanet Hong\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and translator based in Vancouver, Canada. She received the 2018 TA First Translation Prize and the 2018 LTI Korea Translation Award for her translation of Han Yujoo's \u003ci\u003eThe Impossible Fairy Tale\u003c\/i\u003e. She's a two-time winner of the Harvey Award for Best International Book for her translations of Keum Suk Gendry-Kim's Grass and Yeong-shin Ma's \u003ci\u003eMoms.\u003c\/i\u003e Other recent translations include Ha Seong-nan's \u003ci\u003eBluebeard's First Wife\u003c\/i\u003e (selected as \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e's 10 Best Books of 2020) and Kwon Yeo-sun's \u003ci\u003eLemon\u003c\/i\u003e. She is currently the Korean prose mentor for ALTA's Emerging Translator Mentorship Program.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 350\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 04, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51752171241760,"sku":"9781948830980","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/839aa2340afbadd941d961144ec94cd3.webp?v=1779989193","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/wafers-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}