We Do Not Part: A Novel

ISBN: 0593595467

Author: Kang, Han

Condition: New

WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZENEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD IN FICTIONFINALIST FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN FICTIONLONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD AND THE NBCC BARRIOS BOOK IN TRANSLATION PRIZEA NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEARONE OF THE ATLANTIC'S 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEARONE OF THE OBSERVERS 25 BEST BOOKS OF THE CENTURY (SO FAR)A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: THE NEW YORKER, TIME, THE ECONOMIST, THE GUARDIAN, SLATE, VULTURE, ELLE, KIRKUS REVIEWS, BOOK RIOT, THE GLOBE AND MAIL, PEN AMERICA, CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY, BBC ONE OF BOOKPAGES TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEARHan Kangs most revelatory book since The Vegetarian, We Do Not Part tells the story of a friendship between two women while powerfully reckoning with a hidden chapter in Korean history-[A] masterpiece (The Boston Globe)A haunting exploration of friendship amid historical trauma.-TimeA novel that is both disquieting and entrancing.-The EconomistOne winter morning in Seoul, Kyungha receives an urgent message from her friend Inseon to visit her at the hospital. Inseon has injured herself in an accident, and she begs Kyungha to return to Jeju Island, where she lives, to save her beloved pet-a white bird called Ama. A snowstorm hits the island when Kyungha arrives. She must reach Inseons house at all costs, but the icy wind and squalls slow her down as night begins to fall. She wonders if she will arrive in time to save the animal-or even survive the terrible cold that envelops her with every step. Lost in a world of snow, she doesnt yet suspect the vertiginous plunge into darkness that awaits her at her friends house.Blurring the boundaries between dream and reality, We Do Not Part powerfully brings to light the lost voices of the past to save them from oblivion. Both a hymn to an enduring friendship and an argument for remembering, it is the story of profound love in the face of unspeakable pain-and a celebration of life, however fragile it might be.