{"product_id":"simple-heart-9781635425819","title":"Simple Heart","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Cho Haejin | Jamie Chang\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Other Press (NY)\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Other Press (NY)\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: World Literature - Korea\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this moving exploration of dual identities reminiscent of \u003ci\u003ePast Lives\u003c\/i\u003e, a writer's pregnancy raises questions about her own childhood abandonment.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNana, a Korean-born playwright, was adopted as a child and raised in France by her adoptive parents. Pregnant with the child of her ex-boyfriend, Nana receives a request from a Korean filmmaker who wishes to make a documentary about her life. Following a sudden compulsion to learn more about her roots, she heads to Seoul as she prepares to bring a new life into the world. There, through unexpected encounters, the dark threads of her memory gradually begin to unravel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSimple Heart \u003c\/i\u003edelves into profound questions about identity and belonging, with a focus on family connections and motherhood that recalls Kyung-Sook Shin's \u003ci\u003ePlease Look After Mom\u003c\/i\u003e. It also shines a necessary light on issues such as international adoption and the historic US military presence in Korea.","brand":"Other Press (NY)","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47565026787479,"sku":"9781635425819","price":1286.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781635425819.webp?v=1774696267","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/simple-heart-9781635425819","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}