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\"Drifting<\/a>* STARRED REVIEW<\/strong>
\nKrys Lee<\/a>, whose peregrinations originated and are currently paused in Korea with formative stopovers in the U.S. and England, infuses the nine stories of her breathtaking debut with the consequences of dislocation \u2013 whether forced because of war, or chosen by virtue of immigration.<\/p>\n

The continuing aftermath of Korean partition sends three starving North Korean siblings on a brutal journey to find their runaway mother in the title story, while a fractured North Korean family struggles to create a new American life in \u201cAt the Edge of the World.\u201d In a brave new post-war Korea, a lonely accountant diligently supports his wife and children living overseas in \u201cThe Goose Father,\u201d while across the ocean, a Korean divorc\u00e9e marries a stranger in order to search for her missing daughter in \u201cA Temporary Marriage.\u201d<\/p>\n

Verdict<\/strong>: Like Daniyal Mueenuddin<\/a>, National Book Award and Pulitzer finalist for his debut collection In Other Rooms, Other Wonders<\/a><\/em>, Lee, too, enters the literary world fully formed. Readers in search of exquisite short fiction beyond their comfort zone \u2013 groupies of Jhumpa Lahiri (Unaccustomed Earth<\/a><\/em>, The Interpreter of Maladies<\/em>) and Yoko Tawada (Where Europe Begins<\/a><\/em>) \u2013 will thrill to discover Drifting House<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Review: <\/strong>“Short Stories,” Library Journal<\/em>, November 1, 2011<\/a><\/p>\n

Readers<\/strong>: Adult<\/p>\n

Published<\/strong>: 2012<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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