a novel Lee, Mirinae creator author. text War fiction. nyu 2023 2023 First U.S. edition. monographic eng

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290 pages ; 24 cm "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."-- Mirinae Lee. "Slave. Escape artist. Murderer. Terrorist. Spy. Lover. Mother."--Cover. Survival Fiction Nursing homes Fiction Retirement communities Fiction Older people Fiction World War, 1939-1945 Fiction Korean War, 1950-1953 Fiction Deception Fiction Tricksters Fiction Cold War Fiction Betrayal Fiction 9780063240421 0063240424 230320 20250919141340.0 1374488405