{"product_id":"simple-heart-cho-haejin-paperback","title":"Simple Heart -- Cho Haejin, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eA Best Book of the Year So Far by \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this moving exploration of dual identities reminiscent of \u003ci\u003ePast Lives\u003c\/i\u003e, a writer's pregnancy raises questions about her own childhood abandonment.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNana, a Korean-born playwright, was adopted as a child and raised in France by her adoptive parents. Pregnant with the child of her ex-boyfriend, Nana receives a request from a Korean filmmaker who wishes to make a documentary about her life. Following a sudden compulsion to learn more about her roots, she heads to Seoul as she prepares to bring a new life into the world. There, through unexpected encounters, the dark threads of her memory gradually begin to unravel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSimple Heart \u003c\/i\u003edelves into profound questions about identity and belonging, with a focus on family connections and motherhood that recalls Kyung-Sook Shin's \u003ci\u003ePlease Look After Mom\u003c\/i\u003e. It also shines a necessary light on issues such as international adoption and the historic US military presence in Korea.\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cho Haejin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Other Press (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2\/3\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.9\" H x 5.2\" L x 0.8\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781635425819\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flowerburst","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51213314261296,"sku":"9781635425819","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2712\/8368\/files\/9781635425819_ec2ad754-df18-4367-aa2a-3512eb56356c.jpg?v=1777873963","url":"https:\/\/flowerburst.co\/products\/simple-heart-cho-haejin-paperback","provider":"Flowerburst","version":"1.0","type":"link"}