{"product_id":"to-the-kennels-and-other-stories","title":"To the Kennels: And Other Stories","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eTo the Kennels: And Other Stories\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eHye-Young Pyun\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781956763669\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eArcade\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2024\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eNew from the publisher\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn acclaimed story collection from the author of the Shirley Jackson Award-winning novel \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Hole\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Six 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 disapppointed in her students and her choices. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e These are some of the premises and characters in Hye-young Pyun's \u003ci\u003eTo the Kennels\u003c\/i\u003e, 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, \u003ci\u003eTo the Kennels\u003c\/i\u003e offers a thrilling, unsettling ride through territory that is both familiar and strange. As Un-su Kim, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Plotters\u003c\/i\u003e has observed, she \"reveals to us the cellular division of emotions we've never seen before.\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Arcade","offers":[{"title":"To the Kennels: And Other Stories | Hye-Young Pyun | Hardcover | 9781956763669 | New | Fiction 1622548","offer_id":50694112248066,"sku":"1622548","price":38.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/81hgUoS8hsL.jpg?v=1791543975","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/to-the-kennels-and-other-stories","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}