Hardcover, 160 pages
English, engelsk language
Published 2024 by SD Books.
In a classroom in Seoul, a young woman watches her Greek language teacher at the blackboard. She tries to speak but has lost her voice. Her teacher finds himself drawn to the silent woman, for day by day he is losing his sight. Soon they discover a deeper pain binds them. For her, in the space of just a few months, she has lost both her mother and the custody battle for her nine-year-old son. For him, it''s the pain of growing up between Korea and Germany, being torn between two cultures and languages. Greek Lessons is a tender love letter to human connection, a novel to awaken the senses, vividly conjuring the essence of what it means to be alive.
Denne var vanskeleg å ta inn over seg, tykkja eg. Kanskje eg ikkje var heilt i humør. Eller riktig tilstades mentalt. Til tidar var det veldig bra. Foreleseren og kvinna var bra figurar. Eg kunne kjenne kjenslane deira. Men så... Forvann det. Inn i ord som forvirra meg. Eg lurar på om eg må lese boka om att seinare.
I think you have to be in a particular mood for Kang, because she switches perspectives and voices so much (though, at least from what I remember, The Vegetarian does this less than others I've read from her). This book addresses language, communication, expression, and translation in really interesting ways.
