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Kyung-ran Jo |
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National Public Radio: "TONGUE is reminiscent of Banana Yoshimoto's cult classic Kitchen in the parallels it makes between appetite for life and for food, and the way food is used to revive a person's will to live....It's a clever debut; a simple-looking dish from the outside that, once you bite in, reveals hidden layers and complexity--and a shockingly bitter finish." |
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Format: Paperback, 212
Publisher: Bloomsbury Pub Plc USA (June 16, 2009)
Measurements: 8.25"(h) x 5.5"(w) x 0.5"(d), 0.44 lbs.
ISBN: 9781596916517 |
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Kyung-Ran Jo has been writing books and collecting literary prizes since 1996 in her native South Korea, but TONGUE is her first book to receive an English translation. A disturbing and sensual tale of culinary vengeance, TONGUE works like a conventional romance novel in reverse. As the book begins, a gourmet chef named Jeong Ji-won discovers her boyfriend in bed with one of their cooking students, and she begins to retreat from society. Ji-won returns to the restaurant where she began her career and systematically begins to rediscover the individual flavors and textures of food, which to her represents all the perceptive qualities of life. This stimulating method of rectification eventually leads her to seek a delicious revenge against her ex- and his current tart. Fans of this novel should be able to look forward to future translations of Jo's earlier award-winning books, as she seems destined for international literary stardom. |
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