A Thousand Blues
Cheon Seon-ran author Chi-Young Kim translator
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Transworld Publishers Ltd
Published:13th Mar '25
Should be back in stock very soon

THE #1 KOREAN INSTANT BESTSELLER AND PRIZEWINNER WITH A UNIQUE NARRATOR
Discover the original and uplifting sensation for fans of CONVENIENCE STORE WOMAN and KLARAAND THE SUN
'A stunning story of love, care and sacrifice' Bora Chung, author of Cursed Bunny
'Feels like a feather softly descending and tickling my heart' Reader review *****
'A breath of fresh air' Reader review *****
'Full of human warmth' *****
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It's only when we slow down that we can truly experience joy ...
2035: In the shadow of a race-course, two sisters grow up, helping their mother at the local cafe that serves renowned ramen. Family life is fractious especially when one of them loses their day-job to an automaton.
When the sisters discover their beloved race-horse Today is being sent to the knacker's yard after a lifetime of over-racing, they are determined to rescue her.
To remind Today of happier times, they hatch a plan to let her run one last race. But it will be no ordinary event.
They will train her to run the slowest race of her life.
Narrated by a most unusual and unforgettable storyteller, A Thousand Blues is a powerful hymn to our humanity. Brimming with heart, hope and rage, it is a book to cherish, share and re-read.
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'A stunningly crafted novel, evoking a myriad emotions' Kim Bo-young
‘A dazzling, warm novel that shows us how to move forward as a society without leaving anyone or anything behind' Choi Jin-young, author of To the Warm Horizon
[A] healing and heartfelt love story to the earth * My Weekly *
The heartstring-tugging glimpses of a sad injured pony are cleverly layered with a multi-generational backstory about the various impacts of technological change on people’s lives. Lovely stuff. * SFX *
ISBN: 9781529938029
Dimensions: 205mm x 133mm x 29mm
Weight: 366g
320 pages