{"product_id":"to-the-kennels-by-hyeyoung-pyun-hardcover-korean-reads","title":"To the Kennels by Hye-young Pyun - Hardcover - Korean Reads","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn acclaimed story collection from the author of the Shirley Jackson Award–winning novel The Hole\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e*Booklist Starred Review*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSix elephants bolt from an amusement park and vanish; where they’re found brings back memories of a forgotten dictator. A car ride on a foggy highway at night becomes a drive through hell for a young couple getting away for the weekend together. A family lives the dream of moving from the city to a brand-new bedroom town in the country, only to be plagued by debt and fears of eviction, while the sound of incessant barking rings from the kennels nearby. In a city built on the site of ancient tombs, a homeowner’s renovation of a broken wall leads to an outcome no one expected. Older workers hired to play characters from a folk tale and wear smiles no one believes. An accountant asked to cook the books for his boss. A would-be writer disappointed in her students and her choices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese are some of the premises and characters in Hye-young Pyun’s To the Kennels, winner of one of Korea’s most prestigious literary awards. Infused with psychological acuity, understated suspense, a touch of the uncanny, and her Kafkaesque take on the contemporary world, To the Kennels offers a thrilling, unsettling ride through territory that is both familiar and strange. As Un-su Kim, author of The Plotters has observed, she “reveals to us the cellular division of emotions we’ve never seen before.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45286602932339,"sku":"9781956763669","price":1495.0,"currency_code":"PHP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0693\/1041\/4963\/files\/9781956763669-02.jpg?v=1785205457","url":"https:\/\/nationalbookstore.com\/products\/to-the-kennels-by-hyeyoung-pyun-hardcover-korean-reads","provider":"National Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}