02583cam a2200433Ii 4500 1374488405 OCoLC 20250919141340.0 230320t20232023nyu 000 1 eng d 9780063240421 0063240424 (OCoLC)1374488405 AJMM Lee, Mirinae, author. 22537 8 lives of a century-old trickster : a novel / Mirinae Lee. Eight lives of a century-old trickster. First U.S. edition. New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2023] ©2023 290 pages ; 24 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier "Slave. Escape artist. Murderer. Terrorist. Spy. Lover. Mother."--Cover. "Life near the North Korean border is a zero-sum game, an ongoing battle in which you either win or you lose. This dangerous, shadowed netherworld is home to an unforgettable woman known only as the "trickster." Inspired by the story of Lee's great aunt, one of the oldest women to escape alone from North Korea, 8 Lives of a Century Old Trickster consists of eight dark and spellbinding chapters that follow this remarkable character and her family as they struggle to survive during the most turbulent times of modern Korean history. Mirinae Lee's trickster is a shapeshifter--throughout the course of these interconnected chapters she is a slave, an escape artist, a murderer, a terrorist, a spy, a lover, and a mother--a woman who must often choose the unthinkable to survive war and conquest in Korea. Her story is a beguiling, complex tale of love and survival that will keep you riveted--and speculating--until the very end thanks to Lee's brilliant talent for sleight of hand. A fascinating look at survival, trauma, and family, 8 Lives of a Century-Old Trickster is an incredible literary debut from a bright new talent."-- Publisher's website. Survival Fiction. 6092 Nursing homes Fiction. 22538 Retirement communities Fiction. 22539 Older people Fiction. 9761 World War, 1939-1945 Fiction. 624 Korean War, 1950-1953 Fiction. 22540 Deception Fiction. 9053 Tricksters Fiction. 22541 Cold War Fiction. Betrayal Fiction. 9006 War fiction. lcgft 2761 .b179683287 ddc BOOK 30906 30906 ddc 0 0 ABELJ ABELJ AF 2025-09-19 0 LEE 39069 2025-09-19 30.00 2025-09-19 BOOK 1