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IF PARASITE WERE A RECORD-BREAKING BOOK SENSATION When hunger consumes you, what can be left of morality? HALF A MILLION COPIES SOLD ACROSS 10 LANGUAGES 'An instant cult classic. You have to read it' HARPER'S BAZAAR 'Ambitious... A compelling read' ESQUIRE I could go to the police and confess. I could visit the priest and confess. I ate a person. Is that a sin? On an ordinary afternoon, a woman finds her lover dead in the street. She cradles the body to her chest and carries it home, where she disinfects every inch before beginning her macabre task. As the man witnesses his own interment from beyond, their two voices - living and dead - tell of a country where the rich feast and the poor starve. But this woman is no longer willing to bow before law, money, or God. A decade in the making, Hunger is a psychologically and philosophically thrilling cult phenomenon about love, capitalism, and the things they do to us. 'A feast for the literary senses' ANTON HUR, translator of Cursed Bunny 'A novel as slender as it is profound' LING LING HUANG, author of Natural Beauty

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Hunger delivers an unlikely feast for the literary senses -- Anton Hur, judge of the International Booker Prize Hunger satisfies every literary appetite and taste bud. A hefty work of creative genius -- Barbara Zitwer, author of The Korean Book of Happiness Read at your own peril -- Frances Cha, author of If I Had Your Face 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 Mesmerising. Inject it into my veins again -- Irenosen Okojie, author of Nudibranch Hunger glistens with raw and primal romance. I could not put it down -- Jade Song, author of Chlorine 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 I savoured every word of this slim gem. A novel of remarkable depth -- Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi, author of The Centre What a propulsive, strangely tender book... Incredibly moving -- E.K. Sathue, author of youthjuice A poignant meditation written with exceptional deftness and profound insight -- Monika Kim, author of The Eyes Are the Best Part

A feast for the literary senses -- Anton Hur, Judge of the International Booker Prize A hefty work of creative genius that satisfies every literary taste bud -- Barbara Zitwer, agent of Nobel Prize-winning The Vegetarian Read at your own peril -- Frances Cha, author of If I Had Your Face A haunting novella as slender as it is profound where cannibalism is the highest form of devotion -- Ling Ling Huang, author of Natural Beauty 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 Mesmerising. Inject it into my veins again -- Irenosen Okojie, author of Nudibranch Desperate tragedy meets raw beauty. Hunger will consume you as you consume it -- Dean Atta, author of The Black Flamingo A novella of remarkable depth. I savoured every word -- Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi, author of The Centre

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 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 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 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 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

An instant cult classic. You have to read it to believe it * HARPER'S BAZAAR * A feast for the literary senses -- Anton Hur, Translator of Cursed Bunny Hunger is as slender as it is profound -- LING LING HUANG, author of Natural Beauty A gutting, unforgettable ode to doomed love -- HENRY HOKE, author of Open Throat Cuts to the heart. Read at your peril -- FRANCES CHA, author of If I Had Your Face I could not put it down -- JADE SONG, author of Chlorine Mesmerising. Inject it into my veins again -- IRENOSEN OKOJIE, author of Nudibranch

Unusual, bold and an instant cult classic, you have to read it to believe it * Harper's Bazaar * A feast for the literary senses -- Anton Hur, Judge of the International Booker Prize A hefty work of creative genius that satisfies every literary taste bud -- Barbara Zitwer, agent of Nobel Prize-winning The Vegetarian Read at your own peril -- Frances Cha, author of If I Had Your Face A haunting novella, as slender as it is profound, where cannibalism is the highest form of devotion -- Ling Ling Huang, author of Natural Beauty 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 Mesmerising. Inject it into my veins again -- Irenosen Okojie, author of Nudibranch Desperate tragedy meets raw beauty. Hunger will consume you as you consume it -- Dean Atta, author of The Black Flamingo A novella of remarkable depth. I savoured every word -- Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi, author of The Centre

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CHOI JIN-YOUNG is began writing twenty years ago. She has become one of Korea's foremost novelists, having amassed several prestigious prizes including the Yi Sang Literary Award, Hankyoreh Literary Award and Shin Dong-yup Literary Prize. Her record-breaking novella, Hunger, has sold 400,000 copies and been translated into 10 languages.

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