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Familiar Things - Sok-Yong, Hwang, and Kim-Russell, Sora (Translated by)
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A vibrant and enchanting novel from one of Korea's most celebrated writers. When 14-year-old Bugeye and his mother arrive at Flower Island - a vast landfill site on the outskirts of Seoul - they soon become part of the eclectic community of impoverished outsiders who make their living weeding recyclables from the rubbish. Then, one night, Bugeye notices mysterious lights dancing around the landfill ... Could it be the island's ancient spirits? Is his luck about to change? Familiar Things depicts a society on the edge of ...

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Familiar Things 2018, Scribe Us, Minneapolis, Minnesota

ISBN-13: 9781947534049

Trade paperback

Familiar Things 2018, Scribe Publications, London

ISBN-13: 9781911617198

B format

Mass-market paperback

Familiar Things 2017, Scribe Publications, Carlton North

ISBN-13: 9781925228991

Paperback