The Vegetarian - A Novel - Han (Y) Kang, Deborah Smith
A Novel
KORTE INHOUD
Yeong-hye and her husband are ordinary people. He is an office worker with moderate ambitions and mild manners; she is an uninspired but dutiful wife. The acceptable flatline of their marriage is interrupted when Yeong-hye, seeking a more 'plant-like' existence, decides to become a vegetarian, prompted by grotesque recurring nightmares. In South Korea, where vegetarianism is almost unheard-of and societal mores are strictly obeyed, Yeong-hye's decision is a shocking act of subversion. Her passive rebellion manifests in ever more bizarre and frightening forms, leading her bland husband to self-justified acts of sexual sadism. His cruelties drive her towards attempted suicide and hospitalisation. She unknowingly captivates her sister's husband, a video artist. She becomes the focus of his increasingly erotic and unhinged artworks, while spiralling further and further into her fantasies of abandoning her fleshly prison and becoming - impossibly, ecstatically - a tree.
Fraught, disturbing and beautiful, The Vegeta...
Fraught, disturbing and beautiful, The Vegeta...
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Dunne paperback, boekblok is wat verkleurd, in goede staat. Mooi ex. Engelstalig. Text in English.; 2015; Reprint; Portobello Books; 183 pagina's; Titel: The Vegetarian. A Novel; Ref: 225833 / H24LD350
