Greek lessons : a novel / Han Kang ; translated by Deborah Smith and Emily Yae Won.
"In a classroom in Seoul, a young woman watches her Greek language teacher at the blackboard. She tries to speak but has lost her voice. Her teacher finds himself drawn to the silent woman, for day by day he is losing his sight. Soon the two discover a deeper pain binds them together. For her, in the space of just a few months, she has lost both her mother and the custody battle for her nine-year-old son. For him, it's the pain of growing up between Korea and Germany, being torn between two cultures and languages, and the fear of losing his independence. Greek Lessons tells the story of two ordinary people brought together at a moment of private anguish-the fading light of a man losing his vision meeting the silence of a woman who has lost her language. Yet these are the very things that draw them to each other. Slowly the two discover a profound sense of unity-their voices intersecting with startling beauty, as they move from darkness to light, from silence to breath and expression"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593595275
- ISBN: 0593595270
- Physical Description: 175 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: London ; Hogarth, [2023]
Content descriptions
Language Note: | In English, translated from Korean. |
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Subject: | Divorced women > Fiction. Language teachers > Fiction. Mute persons > Fiction. People with visual disabilities > Fiction. |
Genre: | Novels. |
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- 12 of 12 copies available at SPARK Libraries.
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Altoona Area Public Library | F HAN (Text) | 33240005163590 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Boyertown Community Library | HAN (Text) | 33249025663240 | Fiction | Available | - |
Harbaugh-Thomas Library (Biglerville) | FIC HAN KANG (Text) | 35740635944374 | Fiction | Available | - |
Indian Valley Public Library | Fiction Han (Text) | 39427103734331 | Fiction Room: Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Martin Library | Adults KAN Fiction (Text) | 33454005931472 | Reading Room Balcony | Available | - |
Parkland Community Library | F HAN (Text) | 34422007384866 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Paul Smith Library of Southern York County | Adults KAN Fiction (Text) | 34318001224837 | Adult Area | Available | - |
Pottsville Free Public Library | FIC HAN (Text) | 30003009148014 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Valley Community Library | FICTION HAN (Text) | 50690111299365 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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