{"product_id":"my-brilliant-life-paperback","title":"My Brilliant Life - 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\u003eAe-Ran Kim\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eChi-Young Kim\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA BEST OF THE MONTH SELECTION BY OPRAH MAGAZINE\u003cbr\u003eAN NPR BEST BOOK OF 2021\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An eminent South Korean talent makes her American début in this poignant watercolor of a novel . . . Kim is a writer on the move.\" \u003ci\u003e--O, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAe-ran Kim's \u003ci\u003eMy Brilliant Life \u003c\/i\u003eexplores family bonds and out-of-the-ordinary friendships, interweaving the past and present of a tight-knit family, finding joy and happiness in even the most difficult times. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAreum lives life to its fullest, vicariously through the stories of his parents, conversations with Little Grandpa Jang--his sixty-year-old neighbor and best friend--and through the books he reads to visit the places he would otherwise never see. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor several months, Areum has been working on a manuscript, piecing together his parents' often embellished stories about his family and childhood. He hopes to present it on his birthday, as a final gift to his mom and dad; their own falling-in-love story. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough it all, Areum and his family will have you laughing and crying, for all the right reasons. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This novel snuck up on me and captured my heart.\" \u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003eMargarita Montimore, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eOona Out of Order\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAE-RAN KIM was born in Incheon, South Korea, the youngest of three daughters. She has won the Hankook Ilbo Literary Award, Kim Yu-jeong Literary Award, Lee Hyo-seok Literary Award, and the Prix de l'Inaperçu, among others, for her short fiction and collections. \u003ci\u003eMy Brilliant Life\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHI-YOUNG KIM (translator) is based in Los Angeles, California. She has translated more than a dozen books, including \u003ci\u003ePlease Look After Mom\u003c\/i\u003e by Kyung-sook Shin (Man Asian Literary Prize-winner and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller), and works by You-jeong Jeong, Young-ha Kim, and J.M. Lee.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.2 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47252120666361,"sku":"9781250750563","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/VWFoL1ZVOEUzQWVuTTJwTHJsak8rdz09.webp?v=1768680767","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/my-brilliant-life-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}