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City of Ash and Red

About the E-Books

Author
Pyun Hye Young
Co-Author
-
Translator
Sora Kim-Russell
Publisher
Dreamscape Media
Published Year
2020
Country
UNITED STATES (Ohio)
Classification

KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century

Original Title
재와 빨강
Romanization of Original
Jaewa Ppalgang
Original Language

Korean(한국어)

ISBN
9781662030284
Page
-
Series
OVERDRIVE LISTEN AUDIOBOOK

About the Author

Pyun Hye Young
  • PYUN HYE YOUNG
  • Birth : 1972 ~ -
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Hye Young
  • Family Name : Pyun
  • Korean Name : 편혜영
  • ISNI : 0000000380038967
  • Works : 38
About the Original Work
재와 빨강
  • 재와 빨강
  • Author : PYUN HYE YOUNG
  • Published Year : 2010
  • English Title : City of Ash and Red
More About the Original Work
Descriptions -
  • English(English)

Distinguished for his talents as a rat killer, the nameless protagonist of Hye-young Pyun's City of Ash and Red is sent by the extermination company he works for on an extended assignment in C, a country descending into chaos and paranoia, swept by a contagious disease, and flooded with trash. No sooner does he disembark than he is whisked away by quarantine officials and detained overnight. Isolated and forgotten, he realizes that he is stranded with no means of contacting the outside world. Still worse, when he finally manages to reach an old friend, he is told that his ex-wife's body was found in his apartment and that he's the prime suspect. Barely managing to escape arrest, he must struggle to survive in the streets of this foreign city, gripped with fear of contamination, and reestablish contact with his company and friends in order to clear his reputation.

But as the man's former life slips further and further from his grasp, he looks back on his time with his wife, and it becomes clear that he may not quite be who he seems. From the bestselling author of The Hole, City of Ash and Red is an apocalyptic account of the destructive impact of fear and paranoia on people's lives as well as a haunting novel about a man's loss of himself and his humanity.

Source : https://lti.overdrive.com/media/01993D17-D528-426B-ACFC-F1DC790D1E72

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    Vietnamese(Tiếng Việt) Book
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    Turkish(Türkçe) Book
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  • City of Ash and Red
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    Pyun Hye Young / 편혜영 / 2018 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century