Familiar Things

Familiar Things

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Publisher's Synopsis

A vivid and enchanting novel by one of South Korea's foremost writers, in a haunting reminder to be careful what we throw away. Seoul. On the outskirts of South Korea's glittering metropolis is a place few people know about: a vast landfill site called Flower Island. Home to those driven from the city by poverty, is it here that 14-year-old Bugeye and his mother arrive, following his father's internment in a government "re-education camp". Living in a shack and supporting himself by weeding recyclables out of the refuse, at first Bugeye's life on Flower Island is hard. But then one night he notices mysterious lights around the landfill. And when the ancient spirits that still inhabit the island's landscape reveal themselves to him, Bugeye's luck begins to change—but can it last? Vibrant and enchanting, Familiar Things depicts a society on the edge of dizzying economic and social change, and is a haunting reminder to us all to be careful of what we throw away.

Book information

ISBN: 9781947534049
Publisher: Scribe Publications Pty Ltd
Imprint: Scribe
Pub date:
Edition: US edition
Language: English
Number of pages: 224
Weight: 227g
Height: 130mm
Width: 198mm
Spine width: 20mm