{"product_id":"9781941920343","title":"Vaseline Buddha","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"If someone in the future asks in frustration, 'What has Korean literature been up to?' we can quietly hand them \u003ci\u003eVaseline Buddha\u003c\/i\u003e .\" — Pak Mingyu\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA tragicomic odyssey told through free association scrubs the depths of the human psyche to achieve a higher level of consciousness equal to Zen meditation. The story opens when our sleepless narrator thwarts a would-be thief outside his moonlit window, then delves into his subconscious imagination to explore a variety of geographical and mental locations—real, unreal, surreal—to explore the very nature of reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eJung Young Moon\u003c\/b\u003e, 2005 alum of Iowa's International Writing Program, is one of South Korea's most award-winning, eccentric, and handsome authors, often compared to Kafka and Beckett.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Deep Vellum Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47065396150512,"sku":"9781941920343","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781941920343_p0.jpg?v=1763754150","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781941920343","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}