This collection of eight storiescynical and sympathetic by turnsrepresents the author's attempt to document and understand the conflicts, resentments, hatreds, and anxieties of contemporary family life. The title story depicts a mother's busy day playing numerous rolesashamed, fearless, or humbledepending on which member of her family she's tending to. In "The Privacy of My Father," a daughter tracks her father to Hong Kong in order to spy on what she thinks is an illicit affair. All in all, says Seo Hajin, family means deceptionbut these masks aren't so easily removed.
This collection of eight storiescynical and sympathetic by turnsrepresents the author's attempt to document and understand the conflicts, resentments, hatreds, and anxieties of contemporary family life. The title story depicts a mother's busy day playing numerous rolesashamed, fearless, or humbledepending on which member of her family she's tending to. In "The Privacy of My Father," a daughter tracks her father to Hong Kong in order to spy on what she thinks is an illicit affair. All in all, says Seo Hajin, family means deceptionbut these masks aren't so easily removed.
A Good Family
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ISBN-13: | 9781628971187 |
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Publisher: | Dalkey Archive Press |
Publication date: | 12/18/2015 |
Series: | Healing Music #03 |
Pages: | 350 |
Product dimensions: | 5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.90(d) |
Age Range: | 18 Years |