Shoko's Smile
Shoko's Smile In crisp, unembellished prose, Choi Eunyoung paints intimate portraits of the lives of young women in South Korea, balancing the personal with the political. In 'A Song from Afar', a…
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Shoko's Smile
In crisp, unembellished prose, Choi Eunyoung paints intimate portraits of the lives of young women in South Korea, balancing the personal with the political. In 'A Song from Afar', a young woman grapples with the death of her lover, travelling to Russia to search for information about the deceased. In the title story, a fraught friendship between an exchange student and her host sister follows them from adolescence to adulthood.
In the tradition of Sally Rooney, Banana Yoshimoto, and Marilynne Robinson - writers from different cultures who all take an unvarnished look at human relationships and the female experience - Choi Eunyoung is a writer to watch. In 'Secret', the parents of a teacher killed in the Sewol ferry sinking hide the news of her death from her grandmother.