Blowfish
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BlowfishĀ is a postmodern novel in four parts, alternating between the respective stories of a female sculptor and a male architect. Death is the motif connecting these parallel lives. The sculptorās grandmother killed herself by eating poisonous blowfish in front of her husband and child, while the architectās elder brother leapt to his death from the fifth floor of an apartment building. Now, both protagonists are contemplating their own suicides. The sculptor and architect cross paths once in Seoul, and meet again in Tokyo, while the sculptor is learning to prepare a fatal serving of blowfish.Ā
Ā Ā Ā Ā The narrative loosely approximates a love story, but this is no romance in the normal sense.Ā For the woman, the man is aĀ pitstopĀ on the road toĀ her own suicide. For the man, the woman forestalls death and offers him a final chance. Through the conflicting impressions they have of one another, the characters look back on their lives; it is onlyĀ theĀ desire to create art that calls them back from death.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Evoking theĀ heterogeneous urban spaces of Seoul and Tokyo,Ā BlowfishĀ delves into the inner life of a woman contemplating her failures in love and art.Ā Joās fierce will to write animatesĀ the novel; the lethal taste of blowfish, which one cannot help but eat even though one may die in doing so, approximates the inexorable pains of writing a novel.
PRODUCT DETAILS :
| ISBN : 9781662601781 | |
| BY (AUTHOR) Jo, Kyung-RanĀ TRANSLATED BY Kim, Chi-Young | |
| PUBLISHER : Astra House | PUBLICATION DATE : Jul 15, 2025 |
| COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION :Ā | IMPRINT :Ā |
| LANGUAGE : English | AGE : General |
| PRODUCT FORM : Hardcover | |
DIMENSION : 5.69 x 1.1 x 8.5 inches
WEIGHT : 566g
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ORIGINAL PRICE $270.00 SALE PRICE $216.00
BlowfishĀ is a postmodern novel in four parts, alternating between the respective stories of a female sculptor and a male architect. Death is the motif connecting these parallel lives. The sculptorās grandmother killed herself by eating poisonous blowfish in front of her husband and child, while the architectās elder brother leapt to his death from the fifth floor of an apartment building. Now, both protagonists are contemplating their own suicides. The sculptor and architect cross paths once in Seoul, and meet again in Tokyo, while the sculptor is learning to prepare a fatal serving of blowfish.Ā
Ā Ā Ā Ā The narrative loosely approximates a love story, but this is no romance in the normal sense.Ā For the woman, the man is aĀ pitstopĀ on the road toĀ her own suicide. For the man, the woman forestalls death and offers him a final chance. Through the conflicting impressions they have of one another, the characters look back on their lives; it is onlyĀ theĀ desire to create art that calls them back from death.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Evoking theĀ heterogeneous urban spaces of Seoul and Tokyo,Ā BlowfishĀ delves into the inner life of a woman contemplating her failures in love and art.Ā Joās fierce will to write animatesĀ the novel; the lethal taste of blowfish, which one cannot help but eat even though one may die in doing so, approximates the inexorable pains of writing a novel.
PRODUCT DETAILS :
| ISBN : 9781662601781 | |
| BY (AUTHOR) Jo, Kyung-RanĀ TRANSLATED BY Kim, Chi-Young | |
| PUBLISHER : Astra House | PUBLICATION DATE : Jul 15, 2025 |
| COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION :Ā | IMPRINT :Ā |
| LANGUAGE : English | AGE : General |
| PRODUCT FORM : Hardcover | |
DIMENSION : 5.69 x 1.1 x 8.5 inches
WEIGHT : 566g
*This is a fixed price & non-returnable item. Promo codes, coupons, special online offers and promotions, VIP or member's discount cannot be used in conjunction with this item.
