Princess Bari by Hwang Sok-Yong
A modern-day quest novel, by one of Korea's most renowned novelists.
Princess Bari tells the story of a young girl, frail and brave, who escapes from famine and death in North Korea in the 1990s. Seeking refuge in China before crossing oceans in the hold of a cargo ship, she disembarks in London, with its bewildering mix of cultures, religions, and languages.
In this foreign city, Bari finds work as a masseuse--but she doesn't just heal the body, she also comforts souls, having learnt from her beloved grandmother to read the pain and nightmares of others. Alone and in a strange land, Bari will have to fight, through pain and deepening sadness, to find love and the will to stay alive.
With Princess Bari, Hwang Sok-yong entwines an old Korean myth, which tells of an abandoned princess travelling to the ends of the earth to find the elixir of life that will bring peace to the souls of the dead, with the ethereal and haunting backdrop of the modern world.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781859641743 |
| ISBN 10 | 1859641741 |
| Title | Princess Bari |
| Author | Hwang Sok-Yong |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Garnet Publishing |
| Year published | 2015-04-27 |
| Number of pages | 306 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |