{"product_id":"8-lives-of-a-century-old-trickster-9780063240438","title":"8 Lives of a Century-Old Trickster","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Fantastically original doesn't begin to describe this exhilarating globe-spanning, decade-hopping masterpiece. Lee has achieved the impossible\u003c\/strong\u003e--\u003cstrong\u003efrom a fractured century of agonies and betrayals, she has woven a novel of immense beauty and regeneration.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e-- \u003cstrong\u003eJunot Díaz, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the William Saroyan International Prize for Writing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLonglisted for the Women's Prize in Fiction.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLonglisted for the 2024 Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize, Best Published Novel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoining the acclaimed ranks of \u003cem\u003ePachinko\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eA Woman is No Man, \u003c\/em\u003e a riveting and genre-bending debut of love and survival, set in the demilitarized zone separating North and South Korea.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLife near the North Korean border is a zero-sum game, an ongoing battle in which you either win or you lose. This dangerous, shadowed netherworld is home to an unforgettable woman known only as the \"trickster.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by the story of Lee's great aunt, one of the oldest women to escape alone from North Korea, \u003cem\u003e8 Lives of a Century Old Trickster\u003c\/em\u003e consists of eight dark and spellbinding chapters that follow this remarkable character and her family as they struggle to survive during the most turbulent times of modern Korean history. Mirinae Lee's trickster is a shapeshifter--throughout the course of these interconnected chapters she is a slave, an escape artist, a murderer, a terrorist, a spy, a lover, and a mother--a woman who must often choose the unthinkable to survive war and conquest in Korea. Her story is a beguiling, complex tale of love and survival that will keep you riveted--and speculating--until the very end thanks to Lee's brilliant talent for sleight of hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fascinating look at survival, trauma, and family, \u003cem\u003e8 Lives of a Century-Old Trickster\u003c\/em\u003e is an incredible literary debut from a bright new talent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-15690225\"\u003eMirinae Lee\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/11\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.30w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063240438\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0063240432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC109000\"\u003eWorld Literature | Korea\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC014000\"\u003eHistorical | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48455333150957,"sku":"9780063240438","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_1615858a-caa9-42ee-aab7-61b57e661b95.jpg?v=1753521151","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/8-lives-of-a-century-old-trickster-9780063240438","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}