{"product_id":"memoir-of-a-joseon-bride-9781915829443","title":"Memoir of a Joseon Bride : Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe stories brought together in this collection introduce the dazzling speculative imaginings of Djuna, one of South Korea's most provocative science-fiction writers. Whether describing how a species of interplanetary machines brings Korea's North-South divide into the heavens or satirizing the vampiric nature of Confucian patriarchy, these stories evoke a universe at once familiar and clearly fantastical. Blending influences ranging from genre fiction (zombie, vampire, science-fiction, you name it) to Conrad's Heart of Darkness, Djuna's stories illuminate the past, present, and possible futures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraised by Publisher's Weekly as an \"impressive collection which showcases the power of speculative fiction to illuminate the human condition,\" Memoir of a Joseon Bride is an outstanding work by one of science-fiction's most mysterious authors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Djuna\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Science fiction, Fiction in translation\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 30 Sep 2026 by Honford Star.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Djuna","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57320639562106,"sku":"9781915829443","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9781915829443.jpg?v=1790659990","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/ro\/products\/memoir-of-a-joseon-bride-9781915829443","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}