The Prince of Mournful Thoughts and Other Stories - Paperback

The Prince of Mournful Thoughts and Other Stories - Paperback

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The Prince of Mournful Thoughts and Other Stories - Paperback
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The Prince of Mournful Thoughts and Other Stories - Paperback

The Prince of Mournful Thoughts and Other Stories - Paperback

$15.00
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by Caroline Kim (Author)

Winner, 2020 Drue Heinz Literature Prize
Finalist, 2021 Northern California Book Award
Longlist, 2021 PEN/Robert Bingham Prize
Longlist, 2020 The Story Prize

Exploring what it means to be human through the Korean diaspora, Caroline Kim's stories feature many voices. From a teenage girl in 1980's America, to a boy growing up in the middle of the Korean War, to an immigrant father struggling to be closer to his adult daughter, or to a suburban housewife whose equilibrium depends upon a therapy robot, each character must face their less-than-ideal circumstances and find a way to overcome them without losing themselves. Language often acts as a barrier as characters try, fail, and momentarily succeed in connecting with each other. With humor, insight, and curiosity, Kim's wide-ranging stories explore themes of culture, communication, travel, and family. Ultimately, what unites these characters across time and distance is their longing for human connection and a search for the place--or people--that will feel like home.

Author Biography

Caroline Kim was born in South Korea. She has an MFA in Poetry from the University of Michigan where she won a Hopwood Award and an MA in Fiction from the University of Texas at Austin where she was a James A. Michener Fellow. She was nominated by Jellyfish Review for the 2019 Best of the Net. She is currently a graduate student in counseling at St. Mary's College in Moraga, CA. Kim lives with her husband and three children.

Number of Pages: 222
Dimensions: 0.71 x 8.19 x 5.28 IN
Publication Date: September 28, 2021

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