Paul Yoon

"A highly anticipated debut novel from 5 Under 35 National Book Foundation honoree featuring a Korean War refugee who emigrates to Brazil to become a tailor's apprentice and confronts the wreckage of his past"--

A Novel

Snow Hunters

charisa

another 3.5er rounded up. i detected shades of katie kitamura and maybe a little hemingway? very atmospheric, minimalist, with uncomplicated language and almost no dialogue. and it almost worked for me, but mood can only carry so far, especially for an ostensibly character-driven portrait. i wish yoon had dug a little deeper into the relationship between kiyoshi and yohan! there was so much potential, but the mere descriptions of routine felt lacking and sometimes vacant. as a simp for melancholy and nostalgia, i was prepared for at least a little emotional movement, but came away with my rbf intact.

Snow Hunters A Novel

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