I'll Be Right There by Kyung-Sook Shin

I'll Be Right There by Kyung-Sook Shin

"A love story between friends. It is so well written. Kyung-sook Shin has this use of language that is just beautiful and poetic. It's a great book if you're looking to escape."-Chelsea Handler, #1New York Timesbestselling author

How friendship, European literature, and a charismatic professor defy war, oppression, and the absurd

Set in 1980s South Korea amid the tremors of political revolution, I'll Be Right There follows Jung Yoon, a highly literate, twenty-something woman, as she recounts her tragic personal history as well as those of her three intimate college friends. When Yoon receives a distressing phone call from her ex-boyfriend after eight years of separation, memories of a tumultuous youth begin to resurface, forcing her to re-live the most intense period of her life. With profound intellectual and emotional insight, she revisits the death of her beloved mother, the strong bond with her now-dying former college professor, the excitement of her first love, and the friendships forged out of a shared sense of isolation and grief.

Yoon's formative experiences, which highlight both the fragility and force of personal connection in an era of absolute uncertainty, become immediately palpable. Shin makes the foreign and esoteric utterly familiar- her use of European literature as an interpreter of emotion and experience bridges any gaps between East and West. Love, friendship, and solitude are the same everywhere, as this book makes poignantly clear.

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ISBN 13	9781635425031
ISBN 10	1635425034
Title	I'll Be Right There
Author	Kyung-Sook Shin
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Other Press LLC
Year published	2024-04-23
Number of pages	336
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.