Honmono
Korean Title: 혼모노
Author: Haena Seong (@sunrise_shn)
Publisher: Changbi
ISBN: 9788936439743
368 pages | 128 * 188 mm | 390 g
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About This Book
Widely praised by both critics and readers alike, Haena Seong has established herself as a leading voice of a new generation of realism. Her works are known for their meticulous research, tightly woven narratives, and distinctive characters—delivering stories that are at once intense and chilling. Now, she returns with her second short story collection, Honmono.
In her debut collection, Walking Through Light (Munhakdongne, 2022), Seong approached the act of understanding others with warmth and tenderness. Her first novel, The Summer I Left Behind (Changbi, 2023), offered a poignant farewell to a past marked by misunderstanding and parting. With Honmono, she sharpens her social critique and storytelling even further—delving into the divisions that define our society, such as region, politics, and generation, while portraying the nuances of contemporary life with striking clarity.
This collection features standout stories such as the much-discussed title story Honmono, which dominated literary conversations last year, Guilty Club: Touching Tigers, which earned her the Young Writers Award for two consecutive years, and Smooth, selected as both This Season’s Fiction and Story of the Year.
Described by author Lee Kiho as “writing possessed by a kind of creative trance” and by writer Park Jeongmin as “a talent that inspires envy,” Honmono marks a defining moment in contemporary Korean literature—the long-awaited future of Korean fiction is finally here.
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