Join prize-winning author Cheon Seon-Ran for an afternoon of conversation at Foyles about her heartfelt and beautifully told novel, A Thousand Blues. From its perch on top of a pile of junk inside a shed, Coli, a robot with powerful observational qualities, waits patiently for someone to find it. Coli is special among humanoids. This is … [Read More]
Publisher: Doubleday
Selected publications
- Minyoung Kang: Plant Lady tr Shanna Tan 2026
- Kang Jiyoung: Mrs Shim Is a Killer tr Paige Aniyah Morris 2026
- Hwang Sunwoo, Kim Hana: Two Women Living Together tr Gene Png 2026
- Cheon Seon-ran: A Thousand Blues tr Kim Chi-young 2025
- Adam Johnson: The Orphan Master’s Son 2012
- Kim Yong-ik: The Shoes from Yang San Valley 1970
- Kim Yong-ik: Love in Winter 1969
The Orphan Master’s Son: best left in the orphanage
Adam Johnson: The Orphan Master’s Son Doubleday, 2012 The publication of The Orphan Master’s Son, the second novel by Adam Johnson, had lucky timing, surfing the wave of interest in the North caused by the death of Kim Jong-il. The newspapers duly lined up to review it to general acclaim, but an early battleground formed: … [Read More]