{"product_id":"penguin-greek-lessons-0241997062","title":"Penguin Greek Lessons.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0241997062\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Han Kang\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA powerful novel of the saving grace of language and human connection, from the celebrated author of \u003ci\u003eThe Vegetarian.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Breathtaking . . . She is simply my favourite living writer to read, and think with, and see the world with' \u003c\/b\u003eMax Porter\u003cbr\u003e__________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a classroom in Seoul, a young woman watches her Greek language teacher at the blackboard. She tries to speak but has lost her voice. Her teacher finds himself drawn to the silent woman, for day by day he is losing his sight.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSoon they discover a deeper pain binds them. For her, in the space of just a few months, she has lost both her mother and the custody battle for her nine-year-old son. For him, it's the pain of growing up between Korea and Germany, being torn between two cultures and languages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGreek Lessons\u003c\/i\u003e is a tender love letter to human connection, a novel to awaken the senses, vividly conjuring the essence of what it means to be alive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTranslated by Deborah Smith and Emily Yae Won.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e__________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Another stunning gem: quiet, sharply faceted, and devastating' \u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Han Kang's vivid and at times violent storytelling will wake up even the most jaded of literary palates' \u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Han Kang is a writer like no other. In a few lines, she seems to traverse the entirety of human experience' \u003cb\u003eKatie Kitamura\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51691640946976,"sku":"NEW0241997062","price":18.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/81kdSSK6bqL.jpg?v=1779376378","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/penguin-greek-lessons-0241997062","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}