Blowfish
An award-winning and movingly introspective exploration of life, art and love from South Korea
$31.47
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
29 July 2025
Summary
‘A book to chew on and savour, a deft delve into the intricacies of love and art’
‘The narrative scatters the quiet beauty of human connection like constellations’ Kyung-sook Shin, author Please Look After Mom and Violets
’[A] strange, dark, lovely novel’
‘If you wanted to end your life instantly, perfectly, you needed practice and preparation.’
A sculptor and architect cross paths once in Seoul, and they meet again in Tokyo.
The scu…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781035435234 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1035435233 |
| Author: | Kyung-Ran Jo, Chi-Young Kim |
| Publisher: | Headline Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Wildfire |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 29 July 2025 |
| Weight: | 300g |
| Dimensions: | 212mm x 134mm x 24mm |
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Critics Review
Jo’s atmospheric writing distills the novel’s mood from its settings (Seoul is “the color of oxidized blood”; a Tokyo fish market is “slick and slimy with water and blood and discarded guts”), while details about the sculptor’s family history inform her chilling determination to die. It’s a memorable existential tale. * Publisher’s Weekly *
Remarkably lyrical … Blowfish is composed with a simmering desperation Jo manages with impressive control; Kim is again a splendid translator … Jo’s complex exploration of living and dying becomes a mindful journey toward possibilities. – Terry Hong * Shelf Awareness *
About The Author
Kyung-Ran Jo
Kyung-Ran Jo made her literary debut in 1996 when her short story The French Optical Shop won the Dong-a Ilbo New Writer’s Contest. She is the author of five story collections and three novels. Her novel Tongue was published in the US by Bloomsbury in 2009. She is also the recipient of the Hyundae Munhak Award and the Dong-In Literary Award, among others. Blowfish is her second novel to be translated and published in the English language.
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