A BEST OF THE MONTH SELECTION BY OPRAH MAGAZINE AN NPR BEST BOOK OF 2021 "An eminent South Korean talent makes her American début in this poignant watercolor of a novel . . . Kim is a writer on the move." --O, The Oprah Magazine Ae-ran Kim's My Brilliant Life explores family bonds and out-of-the-ordinary friendships, interweaving the past and present of a tight-knit family, finding joy and happiness in even the most difficult times. Areum lives life to its fullest, vicariously through the stories of his parents, conversations with Little Grandpa Jang--his sixty-year-old neighbor and best friend--and through the books he reads to visit the places he would otherwise never see. For several months, Areum has been working on a manuscript, piecing together his parents' often embellished stories about his family and childhood. He hopes to present it on his birthday, as a final gift to his mom and dad; their own falling-in-love story. Through it all, Areum and his family will have you laughing and crying, for all the right reasons. "This novel snuck up on me and captured my heart." --Margarita Montimore, USA Today bestselling author of Oona Out of Order

My Brilliant Life

Literature & Fiction

KIM, Ae-ran

Literary

Forge Books

About the Author\nAE-RAN KIM was born in Incheon, South Korea, the youngest of three daughters. She has won the Hankook Ilbo Literary Award, Kim Yu-jeong Literary Award, Lee Hyo-seok Literary Award, and the Prix de l'Inaperçu, among others, for her short fiction and collections. My Brilliant Life is her first novel.\nCHI-YOUNG KIM (translator) is based in Los Angeles, California. She has translated more than a dozen books, including Please Look After Mom by Kyung-sook Shin (Man Asian Literary Prize-winner and New York Times bestseller), and works by You-jeong Jeong, Young-ha Kim, and J.M. Lee.\nA BEST OF THE MONTH SELECTION BY OPRAH MAGAZINE 
AN NPR BEST BOOK OF 2021\n“An eminent South Korean talent makes her American début in this poignant watercolor of a novel . . . Kim is a writer on the move.” ―O, The Oprah Magazine\nAe-ran Kim's My Brilliant Life explores family bonds and out-of-the-ordinary friendships, interweaving the past and present of a tight-knit family, finding joy and happiness in even the most difficult times.\nAreum lives life to its fullest, vicariously through the stories of his parents, conversations with Little Grandpa Jang―his sixty-year-old neighbor and best friend―and through the books he reads to visit the places he would otherwise never see.\nFor several months, Areum has been working on a manuscript, piecing together his parents’ often embellished stories about his family and childhood. He hopes to present it on his birthday, as a final gift to his mom and dad; their own falling-in-love story.\nThrough it all, Areum and his family will have you laughing and crying, for all the right reasons.\n“This novel snuck up on me and captured my heart.” ―Margarita Montimore, USA Today bestselling author of Oona Out of Order

Forge Trade

My Brilliant Life (International Edition)

Contemporary

Tom Doherty Associates

About the Author\nAE-RAN KIM was born in Incheon, South Korea, the youngest of three daughters. She has won the Hankook Ilbo Literary Award, Kim Yu-jeong Literary Award, Lee Hyo-seok Literary Award, and the Prix de l'Inaperçu, among others, for her short fiction and collections. My Brilliant Life is her first novel.\n"A moving, earnest, and deeply-felt exploration of a unique family in all its joys and disappointments . . . an utter delight." --Claire Lombardo, New York Times bestselling author of The Most Fun We Ever Had 
Ae-ran Kim's My Brilliant Life explores family bonds and out-of-the-ordinary friendships, interweaving the past and present of a tight-knit family, finding joy and happiness in even the most difficult times. 
Areum lives life to its fullest, vicariously through the stories of his parents, conversations with Little Grandpa Jang--his sixty-year-old neighbor and best friend--and through the books he reads to visit the places he would otherwise never see. 
For several months, Areum has been working on a manuscript, piecing together his parents' often embellished stories about his family and childhood. He hopes to present it on his birthday, as a final gift to his mom and dad; their own falling-in-love story. 
Through it all, Areum and his family will have you laughing and crying, for all the right reasons. 
"This novel snuck up on me and captured my heart." --Margarita Montimore, USA Today bestselling author of Oona Out of Order

Wheeler Publishing Large Print

MA VIE PALPITANTE

Genre Fiction

PICQUIER

Lauf, Vater, lauf

cass verlag

你的夏天还好吗？

金爱烂

人民文学出版

Afuera es verano

Godall Edicions SL

Run, Abby 1 (big letter book) (Korean Edition)

Windowless

Christmas Specials (Bi-lingual Edition Modern Korean Literature, Volume 35)

ASIA Publishers

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