To the Moon
Publisher,Bloomsbury UK
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Format, Paperback
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No. of Pages, 304
Shelf: FICTION / ADULT FICTION / ASIAN LITERARY FICTION
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The bestselling South Korean phenomenon, To the Moon is a bittersweet tale of wealth and class, female friendship, and the promise of the future when good fortune seems to be just around the corner.
In Seoul, three young women meet while working mundane desk jobs at a confectionary manufacturer. They become fast friends, taking their conversations out of the group chat as they bond over their ‘average’ employee report cards, the incompetence of their male team leader, and a mutual longing for financial freedom amid mediocre raises.
Eun-sang, the eldest of the group, is always looking for ways to earn extra money, but faces trouble at work after she opens a mini mart at her desk.
Jisong, the youngest, dreams of a perfect romance with her Taiwanese boyfriend and spends her low salary on trips to Taipei.
Meanwhile, Dahae searches endlessly for a better apartment – albeit one she can actually afford.
One day over lunch, Eun-sang announces a plan to make enough money to quit her job, by investing her life’s savings in cryptocurrency. What’s more, she thinks the others should join her. All they need to do, she says, is hold on tight and wait for the price to skyrocket – to the moon. But as the market begins to fluctuate and spiral out of their control, the fate of their friendships – and their futures – soon hangs in the balance.
About the Author
Jang Ryujin has a BA in Sociology from Yonsei University and a MA in Korean Literature from Dongguk University. She won the prestigious Changbi Prize for new writers in Korea in 2018 with her acclaimed short story "The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work", and her 2019 debut collection went on to sell over 120,000 copies in Korea. To the Moon is her first novel, and has sold more than 50,000 copies in Korea since publication in 2021.
About the Translator
Sean Lin Halbert received his BA in Korean language from the University of Washington and his MA in modern Korean literature from Seoul National University. He is a recipient of the GKL Translation Award, the LTI Korea Award for Aspiring Translators, and the Korea Times Modern Korean Literature Translation Award. His translations of Korean authors Yun Ko-eun, Park Sang Young, Kim Soom, and others have appeared in Azalea and Korean Literature Now.
Dimensions: 13.5 x 21.6 cm
