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Fiction & Poetry, Modern & Contemporary Fiction

8 Lives of a Century-Old Trickster

Mirinae Lee (author)

Hardback Published on: 04/05/2023

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7 reviews

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A remarkable journey through Korea's turbulent history

8 Lives of a Century-Old Trickster is an extraordinary book, taking the form of tales told by Ms Mook, an elderly resident in a retirement home. At first, ... READ MORE

Ellen at Hexham

An impressive debut with a fractured and bold narrative

This book is absolutely brilliant, and even more impressive is the fact that it's a debut novel. Truly, wow! Like the title suggests, the book is divided i... READ MORE

Tilly at Reigate

Amazing!

This book is incredibly captivating and difficult to put down - the emotional detail and explanations can make difficult reading, but they make the story a... READ MORE

Sarah at Croydon

Suspend believe in to what you believe

Most of the time I was confused over who was who and what was going on. Plot:An obituary writer in an old people's home in South Korea met a former North ... READ MORE

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Synopsis

Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2024

Slave. Escape-artist. Murderer. Terrorist. Spy. Lover. Mother. Trickster.

At the Golden Sunset retirement home, it is not unusual for residents to invent stories. So when elderly Ms Mook first begins to unspool her memories, the obituarist listening to her is sceptical. Stories of captivity, friendship, murder, adventure, assumed identities and spying. Stories that take place in WWII Indonesia; in Busan during the Korean war; in cold-war Pyongyang; in China. The stories are so colourful and various, at times so unbelievable, that they cannot surely all belong to the same woman. Can they?

As playful and thought-provoking as it is compelling, as brutal and harrowing as it is achingly poignant and tender, this is a novel about love and war, deceit and betrayal, about identity, storytelling and the trickery required for survival.

Publisher information

Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
ISBN: 9780349016740
Number of pages: 304
Dimensions: 236 x 158 x 34 mm
Weight: 540g
Languages: English

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Captivating!

Thank you to the publishers for this review copy, I think this is a really accomplished debut. My review really wont be able to do this book justice - but ... READ MORE

Fiona Sharp

From the very first page's author manages to catch reader attention

“Poison, for the love of God, was true democracy: it didn’t discriminate – it would get you, rich or poor. Communist or capitalist, woman or man.” #Mirinae... READ MORE

Mikeyl

Thoroughly engaging

I was fortunate enough to receive an advance copy from the publisher some weeks ago. The cover design is appealing and engaging but not as appealing and en... READ MORE

Susan Breese

8 Lives of a Century-Old Trickster

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