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Soje brings Choi Jin-young's bestseller into sharp and satiating clarity. Hunger delivers an unlikely feast for the literary senses -- Anton Hur, judge of the International Booker Prize Soje brings Choi Jin-young's bestseller into sharp and satiating clarity. Hunger delivers an unlikely feast for the literary senses -- Anton Hur, judge of the International Booker Prize Mesmerising. Inject it into my veins again -- Irenosen Okojie, author of Nudibranch Feverish with love, Hunger cuts to the heart. Read at your own peril -- Frances Cha, author of If I Had Your Face Hunger satisfies every literary appetite and taste bud. A hefty work of creative genius -- Barbara Zitwer, author of The Korean Book of Happiness Hunger satisfies every literary appetite and taste bud. A hefty work of creative genius -- Barbara Zitwer, author of The Korean Book of Happiness A book as slender as it is profound, Hunger is a haunting elegy where cannibalism is the highest form of devotion. I was enraptured -- Ling Ling Huang, author of Natural Beauty Desperate tragedy meets raw beauty. Hunger will consume you as you consume it -- Dean Atta, author of The Black Flamingo Desperate tragedy meets raw beauty. Hunger will consume you as you consume it -- Dean Atta, author of The Black Flamingo A gutting, unforgettable ode to doomed love. Which is to say, all love -- Henry Hoke, author of Open Throat Hunger glistens with raw and primal romance. I could not put it down -- Jade Song, author of Chlorine I savoured every word. This gem, so slim it could be mistaken for a zine, is one of remarkable depth -- Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi, author of The Centre I savoured every word. This gem, so slim it could be mistaken for a zine, is one of remarkable depth -- Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi, author of The Centre A poignant love story about a mouth that eats its meals, a mouth that whispers love, and a mouth that bites into a lover's body -- Dolki Min, author of Walking Practice What a propulsive, strangely tender book... Incredibly moving -- E.K. Sathue, author of youthjuice What a propulsive, strangely tender book... Incredibly moving -- E.K. Sathue, author of youthjuice The true cannibal in the story is not the narrator but the gluttonous society that sucks people dry. Every word leaves a delicious, stinging aftertaste -- Sung Ryu, translator Choi Eun-young Choi Jin-young's poignant meditation is written with exceptional deftness and profound insight -- Monika Kim, author of The Eyes Are the Best Part Choi Jin-young's poignant meditation is written with exceptional deftness and profound insight -- Monika Kim, author of The Eyes Are the Best Part

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CHOI JIN-YOUNG is one of South Korea's best-known authors. Her career started in 2006 when she won the Silcheon Literature Debut Author Award. She has since won many more, including the Shin Dong-yup Literary Prize, Manhae Literary Prize and, most recently, the Yi Sang Literary Award.

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