Almond : a novel /
Son, Wŏn-p'yŏng, 1979-
Almond : a novel / Won-Pyung Sohn ; translated from the Korean by Sandy Joosun Lee. - First edition. - 259 pages ; 22 cm
"Originally published as Amondŭ in South Korean in 2017 by Changbi Publishers."--Title page verso.
Yunjae was born with a brain condition called Alexithymia that makes it hard for him to feel emotions like fear or anger. He lives with his mother and grandmother above their used bookstore, decorated with colorful post-it notes that remind him when to smile, when to say "thank you," and when to laugh. When a shocking act of random violence shatters his world, it leaves him alone and on his own. Yunjae retreats into silent isolation, until troubled teenager Gon arrives at his school and begins to bully Yunjae. After learning they have more in common than they realized, the two strike up a surprising friendship. -- adapted from jacket
9780063266919 (paperback) 9780062961402
2019044009
Teenage boys--Fiction.
Alexithymia--Fiction.
Friendship--Fiction.
Bullies--Fiction.
Life change events--Fiction.
Korean fiction.
PL994.77.W66
895.735 SOH / 022349
Almond : a novel / Won-Pyung Sohn ; translated from the Korean by Sandy Joosun Lee. - First edition. - 259 pages ; 22 cm
"Originally published as Amondŭ in South Korean in 2017 by Changbi Publishers."--Title page verso.
Yunjae was born with a brain condition called Alexithymia that makes it hard for him to feel emotions like fear or anger. He lives with his mother and grandmother above their used bookstore, decorated with colorful post-it notes that remind him when to smile, when to say "thank you," and when to laugh. When a shocking act of random violence shatters his world, it leaves him alone and on his own. Yunjae retreats into silent isolation, until troubled teenager Gon arrives at his school and begins to bully Yunjae. After learning they have more in common than they realized, the two strike up a surprising friendship. -- adapted from jacket
9780063266919 (paperback) 9780062961402
2019044009
Teenage boys--Fiction.
Alexithymia--Fiction.
Friendship--Fiction.
Bullies--Fiction.
Life change events--Fiction.
Korean fiction.
PL994.77.W66
895.735 SOH / 022349