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Greek lessons : a novel / Han Kang ; translated by Deborah Smith and Emily Yae Won.

Han, Kang, 1970- (author.). Smith, Deborah, 1987- (translator.). Yae Won, Emily, (translator.).

Summary:

"In a classroom in Seoul, a young woman watches her Greek language teacher at the blackboard. She tries to speak but has lost her voice. Her teacher finds himself drawn to the silent woman, for day by day he is losing his sight. Soon the two discover a deeper pain binds them together. For her, in the space of just a few months, she has lost both her mother and the custody battle for her nine-year-old son. For him, it's the pain of growing up between Korea and Germany, being torn between two cultures and languages, and the fear of losing his independence. Greek Lessons tells the story of two ordinary people brought together at a moment of private anguish-the fading light of a man losing his vision meeting the silence of a woman who has lost her language. Yet these are the very things that draw them to each other. Slowly the two discover a profound sense of unity-their voices intersecting with startling beauty, as they move from darkness to light, from silence to breath and expression." -- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593595275
  • ISBN: 0593595270
  • Physical Description: 175 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First U.S. edition.
  • Publisher: London ; Hogarth, [2023]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally published in Korean as ..., or Huilabeo Sigan by Munhakdongne, Paju-si, South Korea, in 2011.
Language Note:
In English, translated from Korean.
Subject: Divorced women > Fiction.
Language teachers > Fiction.
Mute persons > Fiction.
People with visual disabilities > Fiction.
Teacher-student relationships > Fiction.
Man-woman relationships > Fiction.
Seoul (Korea) > Fiction.
Genre: Psychological fiction.
Romance fiction.
Novels.

Available copies

  • 1 of 2 copies available at Sage Library System.

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Hood River County Library FIC HAN (Text) 33892100906453 Adult Fiction Checked out 05/03/2025
The Dalles Wasco County Library HAN (Text) 33892006993530 Fiction Available -

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7001 . ‡aYae Won, Emily, ‡etranslator.
77608. ‡iOnline version: ‡aHan, Kang, 1970- ‡tGreek lessons. ‡bFirst edition ‡dLondon ; New York : Hogarth, [2023] ‡z9780593595282 ‡w(DLC) 2022055696
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