Pavane pour une infante defunte
Korean Title: 죽은 왕녀를 위한 파반느
Author: Min-gyu Park
Publisher: Wisdom House
ISBN: 9791171715503
Hardcover | 448 pages | 148 * 210 mm (A5) | 627 g
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About This Book
Since its online serialization in 2008, pavane pour une infante defunte has remained a steady bestseller for 17 years and is now drawing renewed attention ahead of its film release. The revised edition, presented in a new format, adds the stories of "I," "she," and Johan 17 years later, offering readers an even deeper emotional experience.
Set in the outskirts of Seoul in the 1980s, the novel depicts the friendship and love of an unattractive woman and two wounded young men. It delicately explores the inner lives of youth who could not help but be shaken by the immense forces of appearance ideology and the capitalist system. Their relationship, which began at a department store part-time job, goes beyond a simple love story to reflect the self-portrait of the vast majority who could not fit into the flattering standards of wealth and beauty, and the emotional history of a generation striving to preserve their existence outside of it.
Amid a cultural landscape filled with Madonna, Michael Jackson, and Kentucky Fried Chicken, Park Min-gyu illuminates true love and humanity in a character marked by the stigma of "ugliness," directly challenging an appearance-centered order. For readers today, who feel embarrassed by themselves and exhausted by constant comparisons, this novel offers a unique experience that allows them to see the world through the inner light of each imperfect individual, rather than the dazzling glow of a few.
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