{"product_id":"when-adam-opens-his-eyes-paperback","title":"When Adam Opens His Eyes - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJang Jung-Il\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSun-Ae Hwang\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eHorace Jeffery Hodges\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFirst published in 1990, this is a sensational and highly controversial novel by one of Korea's most electrifying contemporary authors. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA preposterous coming-of-age story, melding sex, death, and high school in a manner reminiscent of some perverse collision between Georges Bataille and Beverly Cleary, the narrator of this book plows through contemporaneous Korean mores with aplomb, bound for destruction, or maturity--whichever comes first.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJang Jung-il \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in 1960. Self-educated, Jang's wide-ranging tastes led him to try his hand at various genres once he began his career as an author. Jang Jung-il is infamous--and has even been jailed--for his erotic and violent fiction. He continues to write, albeit with less controversy, given Korean society's increasing liberality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHorace Jeffery Hodges\u003c\/b\u003e is a retired professor of composition and culture at Ewha Women's University in South Korea. His translation of \u003ci\u003eThe Soil \u003c\/i\u003eby Yi Kwang-su was recognized as a Notable Translation by World Literature Today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSun-Ae Hwang\u003c\/b\u003e is a translator from the Korean. Her translation of\u003ci\u003eThe Soil \u003c\/i\u003eby Yi Kwang-su was recognized as a Notable Translation by World Literature Today.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 126\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 16, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52537461309747,"sku":"9781564789143","price":20.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Dn175E8nW99781564789143.webp?v=1781837641","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/when-adam-opens-his-eyes-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}