{"product_id":"lemon-9781635423310","title":"Lemon","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e Editor's Choice \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Month \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWorld Literature Today\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Translation of the Year \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrimeReads: \u003c\/i\u003eBest International Crime Novel of the Year \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMs. Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e Most Anticipated Book of the Year \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWashington Independent Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e Favorite Book of the Year \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eParasite\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003emeets \u003ci\u003eThe Good Son\u003c\/i\u003e in this piercing psychological portrait of three women haunted by a brutal, unsolved crime. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the summer of 2002, when Korea is abuzz over hosting the FIFA World Cup, eighteen-year-old Kim Hae-on is killed in what becomes known as the High School Beauty Murder. Two suspects quickly emerge: rich kid Shin Jeongjun, whose car Hae-on was last seen in, and delivery boy Han Manu, who witnessed her there just a few hours before her death. But when Jeongjun's alibi checks out, and no evidence can be pinned on Manu, the case goes cold. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Seventeen years pass without any resolution for those close to Hae-on, and the grief and uncertainty take a cruel toll on her younger sister, Da-on, in particular. Unable to move on with her life, Da-on tries in her own twisted way to recover some of what she's lost, ultimately setting out to find the truth of what happened. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Shifting between the perspectives of Da-on and two of Hae-on's classmates struck in different ways by her otherworldly beauty, \u003ci\u003eLemon\u003c\/i\u003e ostensibly takes the shape of a crime novel. But identifying the perpetrator is not the main objective here: Kwon Yeo-sun uses this well-worn form to craft a searing, timely exploration of privilege, jealousy, trauma, and how we live with the wrongs we have endured and inflicted in turn.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-15116863\"\u003eKwon Yeo-Sun\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Other Press (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/16\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.10h x 4.80w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781635423310\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1635423317\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-FIC025000\"\u003ePsychological\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-FIC050000\"\u003eCrime\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-FIC045020\"\u003eFamily Life | Siblings\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKwon Yeo-sun \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in Andong, South Korea, and now lives in Seoul. In 1996 she received the Sangsang Literary Award for her debut novel, \u003ci\u003eNiche of Green\u003c\/i\u003e. Her subsequent novels and short stories have received numerous literary awards, including the Hankook Ilbo Literary Award, Yi Sang Literary Prize, and Oh Yeong-su Literature Award, among others. \u003ci\u003eLemon\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel to be published in English. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJanet Hong\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and translator based in Vancouver, Canada. She received the 2018 TA First Translation Prize and the 16th LTI Korea Translation Award for her translation of Han Yujoo's \u003ci\u003eThe Impossible Fairy Tale\u003c\/i\u003e, which was also a finalist for both the 2018 PEN Translation Prize and the 2018 National Translation Award. Her recent translations include Ha Seong-nan's \u003ci\u003eBluebeard's First Wife\u003c\/i\u003e, Ancco's \u003ci\u003eNineteen\u003c\/i\u003e, and Keum Suk Gendry-Kim's \u003ci\u003eGrass\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Other Press (NY)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44475638350061,"sku":"9781635423310","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_a03b0784-28ed-422d-bc5f-106f47f186d7.jpg?v=1700673936","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/lemon-9781635423310","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}