{"product_id":"when-adam-opens-his-eyes-9781564789143","title":"When Adam Opens His Eyes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFirst published in 1990, this is a sensational and highly controversial novel by one of Korea's most electrifying contemporary authors. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA preposterous coming-of-age story, melding sex, death, and high school in a manner reminiscent of some perverse collision between Georges Bataille and Beverly Cleary, the narrator of this book plows through contemporaneous Korean mores with aplomb, bound for destruction, or maturity--whichever comes first.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJang Jung-il \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in 1960. Self-educated, Jang's wide-ranging tastes led him to try his hand at various genres once he began his career as an author. Jang Jung-il is infamous--and has even been jailed--for his erotic and violent fiction. He continues to write, albeit with less controversy, given Korean society's increasing liberality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHorace Jeffery Hodges\u003c\/b\u003e is a retired professor of composition and culture at Ewha Women's University in South Korea. His translation of \u003ci\u003eThe Soil \u003c\/i\u003eby Yi Kwang-su was recognized as a Notable Translation by World Literature Today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSun-Ae Hwang\u003c\/b\u003e is a translator from the Korean. Her translation of\u003ci\u003eThe Soil \u003c\/i\u003eby Yi Kwang-su was recognized as a Notable Translation by World Literature Today.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dalkey Archive Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50356653293842,"sku":"9781564789143","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e880ef0d-65ec-4080-9a77-15ef0b35c8af.jpg?v=1728312112","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/when-adam-opens-his-eyes-9781564789143","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}