We do not part : a novel / Han Kang ; translated by E. Yaewon and Paige Aniyah Morris.
"One morning in December, Kyungha receives a message from her friend Inseon saying she has been hospitalized in Seoul and asking that Kyungha join her urgently. The two women have last seen each other over a year before, on Jeju Island, where Inseon lives and where, two days before this reunion, she has injured herself chopping wood. Airlifted to Seoul for an operation, Inseon has had to leave behind her pet bird. Bedridden, she begs Kyungha to take the first plane to Jeju to save the animal. A snowstorm hits the island when Kyungha arrives. She must reach Inseon's house at all costs, but the icy wind and snow squalls slow her down as night begins to fall. She wonders if she will arrive in time to save Inseon's bird-or even survive the terrible cold that envelops her with every step. Lost in a world of snow, she doesn't yet suspect the vertiginous plunge into the darkness which awaits her at her friend's house. There, the long-buried story of Inseon's family surges into light, in dreams and memories passed from mother to daughter, and in the archive painstakingly assembled at the house, documenting a terrible massacre on the island"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593595459
- ISBN: 0593595459
- Physical Description: 256 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Hogarth, [2025]
- Copyright: ©2025
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Originally published in South Korea ... by Munhak Donghae Publishing in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, in 2021"--title page verso. |
| Language Note: | Translated from the Korean. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Families > Fiction. Missing persons > Fiction. Blizzards > Fiction. Female friendship > Fiction. Korea > History > Chejudo Rebellion, 1948 > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Historical fiction. |
Available copies
- 24 of 53 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)
Holds
- 19 current holds with 53 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Library | FIC HAN (Text) | 37810435830970 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| Albemarle Main Library | FIC Kang (Text) | 31010000887135 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| BHM Headquarters Library | FIC (Text) | 38344101783841 | Adult Fiction | In process | - |
| Bethlehem Branch | F Han (Text) | 34269001449074 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 04/23/2025 |
| Braswell Memorial Main Library | FIC Han (Text) | 37807000059145 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| C.B. Hildebrand Public Library | F HAN (Text) | 33557004715009 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| Canton Library | F Han (Text) | 33115007715553 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| Cleveland County Main Library | 893.735 HAN (Text) | 22281500160270 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Cliffdale Library | F HAN (Text) | 31781069044772 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Columbus Library | F HAN (Text) | 31250200091616 | Adult New Fiction | Checked out | 05/01/2025 |
Summary:
"One morning in December, Kyungha receives a message from her friend Inseon saying she has been hospitalized in Seoul and asking that Kyungha join her urgently. The two women have last seen each other over a year before, on Jeju Island, where Inseon lives and where, two days before this reunion, she has injured herself chopping wood. Airlifted to Seoul for an operation, Inseon has had to leave behind her pet bird. Bedridden, she begs Kyungha to take the first plane to Jeju to save the animal. A snowstorm hits the island when Kyungha arrives. She must reach Inseon's house at all costs, but the icy wind and snow squalls slow her down as night begins to fall. She wonders if she will arrive in time to save Inseon's bird-or even survive the terrible cold that envelops her with every step. Lost in a world of snow, she doesn't yet suspect the vertiginous plunge into the darkness which awaits her at her friend's house. There, the long-buried story of Inseon's family surges into light, in dreams and memories passed from mother to daughter, and in the archive painstakingly assembled at the house, documenting a terrible massacre on the island"--
