I was enticed from the first line' OYINKAN BRAITHWAITE, author of My Sister, the Serial KillerThis feminist howl-of-a-debut is going to crawl right under your skin'An outstanding debut' NEW YORK TIMESSHORTLISTED FOR THE GOODREADS CHOICE AWARDSNEW YORK TIMES BEST HORROR BOOK OF THE YEARSPOTIFY 'BREAKOUT' AUTHOR OF THE YEARJi-won's life is in disarray. Her father's affair has ripped the family to shreds, leaving her to piece their crappy lives back together.Then her mother's new white boyfriend enters the scene, bragging about his knowledge of Korean culture. As he swaggers around their claustrophobic apartment ogling her teenage sister, Ji-won's grip on reality begins to slip.She finds herself growing obsessed with his brilliant blue eyeballs, resolving to do the one thing that will save her family - and curb her cravings...'Smartly written... A writer to watch' BIG ISSUE'Darkly funny' FERN BRADY, author of Strong Female Character'Monika Kim has written a novel every library needs to own' LIBRARY JOURNAL
Ficha técnica
Editorial: Octopus Publishing Group Ltd
ISBN: 9781914240874
Idioma: Inglés
Encuadernación: Tapa blanda
Fecha de lanzamiento: 03/07/2025
Especificaciones del producto
Escrito por Monika Kim
Monika Kim es licenciada en Comunicación por la Universidad de California-Davis, trabaja en una agencia medioambiental en el sur de California. Los ojos son la mejor parte (Seix Barral, 2025), su debut literario, ha sido aclamado por la crítica y los lectores, y ha sido reconocida como una de las mejores novelas del año por TIME, The New York Times, Vulture y Goodreads, entre otros. Vive en Koreatown, Los Ángeles, con su familia y su gato Velvet. De origen coreano-americano, Monika creció aprendiendo sobre supersticiones, como la creencia de que comer ojos de pescado trae buena suerte, que le transmitió su madre, quien en 1985 emigró de Seúl a Estados Unidos