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The Vegetarian

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ISBN: 9780553448184
Publisher: Random House
Language: English
Page Count: 188
Publication Date: 1/1/2015
Size: 8.59" l x 5.96" w x 0.73"
Series: N/A

Category Subject
Fiction Psychological
Fiction Literary
Fiction Cultural Heritage
Winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature

Before the nightmares began, Yeong-hye and her husband lived an ordinary, controlled life. But the dreams - invasive images of blood and brutality - torture her, driving Yeong-hye to purge her mind and renounce eating meat altogether. It’s a small act of independence, but it interrupts her marriage and sets into motion an increasingly grotesque chain of events at home. As her husband, her brother-in-law and sister each fight to reassert their control, Yeong-hye obsessively defends the choice that’s become sacred to her. Soon their attempts turn desperate, subjecting first her mind, and then her body, to ever more intrusive and perverse violations, sending Yeong-hye spiraling into a dangerous, bizarre estrangement, not only from those closest to her, but also from herself.

Celebrated by critics around the world, The Vegetarian is a darkly allegorical, Kafka-esque tale of power, obsession, and one woman’s struggle to break free from the violence both without and within her.

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