Author: Sang Young Park
Translated by: Anton Hur
Publisher: Strangers Press, 2023
Original title: 중국산 모조 비아그라와 제제 어디에도 고이지 못하는 소변에 대한 짧은 농담, 2018
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“I had been called to pick up Jeje from a karaoke bar in Jongno district…”
A deftly expressive short modern love story concerning the misadventures of Hyoung and Jeje as they navigate the Seoul underworld in search of something more from life with lots to say about our contemporary moment; how people use and are used by others, but find solace in each other despite.
About the Author
Sang Young Park is the author of Love in the Big City which was longlisted for the 2022 International Booker Prize. His other books include Lie Like Lines, No Snacking Tonight, and The Tears of an Unknown Artist, or Zaytun Pasta. One of Korea’s most acclaimed young writers in recent years, his prizes include two Munhakdongne Young Writer Prizes, the Lee Hyoseok Literary Award, and the Shin Donghyeop Literary Award.
About the Translator
Anton Hur has won PEN translation grants transatlantically and was double-longlisted and shortlisted for the 2022 International Booker Prize. He has published translations of books by Kyung-Sook Shin, Hwang Sok-yong, Kang Kyeong-ae, Sang Young Park, Bora Chung, and others.
Source: publisher’s website