内容简介
Howfriendship,Europeanliterature,andacharismaticprofessordefywar,oppression,andtheabsurdSetin1980sSouthKoreaamidthetremorsofpoliticalrevolution,I’llBeRightTherefollowsJungYoon,ahighlyliterate,twenty-somethingwoman,assherecountshertragicpersonalhistoryaswellasthoseofherthreeintimatecollegefriends.WhenYoonreceivesadistressingphonecallfromherex-boyfriendaftereightyearsofseparation,memoriesofatumultuousyouthbegintoresurface,forcinghertore-livethemostintenseperiodofherlife.Withprofoundintellectualandemotionalinsight,sherevisitsthedeathofherbelovedmother,thestrongbondwithhernow-dyingformercollegeprofessor,theexcitementofherfirstlove,andthefriendshipsforgedoutofasharedsenseofisolationandgrief.Yoon’sformativeexperiences,whichhighlightboththefragilityandforceofpersonalconnectioninaneraofabsoluteuncertainty,becomeimmediatelypalpable.Shinmakestheforeignandesotericutterlyfamiliar:heruseofEuropeanliteratureasaninterpreterofemotionandexperiencebridgesanygapsbetweenEastandWest.Love,friendship,andsolitudearethesameeverywhere,asthisbookmakespoignantlyclear.
作者简介
Kyung-sookShin,theauthorofseventeenworksofisoneofSouthKorea’smostwidelyreadandacclaimednovelists.HerbestsellerPleaseLookAfterMomhasbeentranslatedintomorethanthirtylanguages.ShehasbeenhonoredwiththeManAsianLiteraryPrize,theManhaePrize,theDong-inLiteraryAward,theYiSangLiteraryPrize,andFrance’sPrixdel’Inaperçu,aswellastheHo-AmPrizeintheArts,awardedforherbodyofworkforgeneralachievementinKoreancultureandthearts.Sorakim-RussellisapoetandtranslatororiginallyfromCaliforniaandnowlivinginSeoul,SouthKorea.HerworkhasappearedinWordsWithoutBorders,Azalea:AJournalofKoreanLiteratureandCulture,DrunkenBoat,PebbleLakeReview,TheDiagram,andotherpublications.SheteachesatEwhaWomansUniversity.,