{"product_id":"9781938890178","title":"The Future of Silence: Fiction by Korean Women","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese nine stories span half a century of contemporary writing in Korea (1970s–2010s), bringing together some of the most famous twentieth-century women writers with a new generation of young, bold voices. Their work explores a world not often seen in the West, taking us into the homes, families, lives and psyches of Korean women, men, and children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the earliest of the stories, Pak Wan-so, considered the elder stateswoman of contemporary Korean fiction, opens the door into two \"Identical Apartments\" where sisters-in-law, bound as much by competition as love, struggle to live with their noisy, extended families. O Chong-hui, who has been compared to Joyce Carol Oates and Alice Munro, examines a day in the life of a woman after she is released from a mental institution, while younger writers, such as Kim Sagwa, Han Yujoo and Ch'on Un-yong explore violence, biracial childhood, and literary experimentation. These stories will sometimes disturb and sometimes delight, as they illuminate complex issues in Korean life and literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInternationally acclaimed translators Bruce and Ju-Chan Fulton have won several awards and fellowships for the numerous works of Korean literature they have translated into English.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing these authors and stories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePak Wan-so: \"Identical Apartments\" Kim Chi-won: \"Almaden\" So Yong-un: \"Dear Distant Love\" O Chong-hui: \"Wayfarer\" Kong Son-ok: \"The Flowering of Our Lives\" Kim Ae-ran: \"The Future of Silence\" Han Yujoo: \"I Am the Scribe—Or Am I\" Kim Sagwa: \"Today Is One of Those The-More-You-Move-the-Stranger-It-Gets Days, and It's Simply Amazing\" Ch'on Un-yong: \"Ali Skips Rope\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zephyr Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47060180795632,"sku":"9781938890178","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781938890178_p0.jpg?v=1763664478","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781938890178","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}