{"id":42351,"date":"2017-06-15T12:07:21","date_gmt":"2017-06-15T16:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/?p=42351"},"modified":"2017-06-16T12:13:02","modified_gmt":"2017-06-16T16:13:02","slug":"mountain-paul-yoon-library-journal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/mountain-paul-yoon-library-journal\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mountain by Paul Yoon [in Library Journal]"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nLoss and longing cause the men and women in Yoon’s (Once the Shore<\/em><\/a>; Snow Hunters<\/em><\/a>) second collection to move, and often keep moving, sometimes in search of sanctuary, other times seeking escape.<\/p>\n

A doctor returns from war to his childhood home where his mother died; damaged strangers briefly share comfort; the loss of a baby disintegrates a couple’s marriage; childhood friends become uncertain of their relationship as adults; an international migrant searches for connection; and a father devotedly follows his peripatetic daughter through the decades. Intertwined with recurring images of adversity and trauma \u2013 lost limbs, overwhelming deprivation, irreparable disconnects \u2013 are moments of purest joy: hands tenderly hold another’s face, a father’s discovery of a missive scribbled in the margins of an already read book sent by his prodigal child.<\/p>\n

Crisscrossing the globe from New York’s Hudson River to Shanghai, Sakhalin Island, Incheon, rural England, and Spain, Yoon proves himself a literary alchemist, transforming tragedy into beauty with deft reminders of our universal connections. Joining such luminaries as Jhumpa Lahiri<\/a>, Junot Diaz<\/a>, and Alice Munro<\/a>, Yoon has undoubtedly earned membership in the exclusive coterie of today’s finest writers of the short form.<\/p>\n

Review<\/strong>: “Fiction,” Library Journal<\/em>, June 15, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n

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

Published<\/strong>: 2017<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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