One Hundred Shadows

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“There is an unforgettable, curious beauty to be found here.” —Han Kang, Winner of the Man Booker
International Prize for The Vegetarian
Han Kang’s Human Acts meets YMko Ogawa’s The Memory Police in this understated South Korean novella in
translation: a restrained yet emotional magical realist examination of futility in a capitalist society written in
response to the 2009 Yongsan Disaster.
In a Seoul slum marked for demolition, residents’ shadows have begun to rise. No one knows how or why–but,
they warn each other, do not follow your shadow if it wanders away.
As the landscape of their lives is torn apart, building by building, electronics-repair-shop employees Eungyo and
Mujae can only watch as their community begins to fade. Their growing connection with one another provides
solace, but against an uncaring ruling class and the inevitability of the rising shadows, their relationship may
not be enough.
Winner of the Hankook Ilbo Literary Award and the Korean Bookseller’s Award, One Hundred Shadows is
a tender working-class perspective with subtle and affecting social commentary. This edition features an
introduction by Man Booker Prize-winning author of The Vegetarian, Han Kang, a historical note about the
Yongsan tragedy that inspired One Hundred Shadows, and an exclusive interview with the author.