{"product_id":"the-hive-and-the-honey-stories-9781668020791","title":"The Hive and the Honey: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the beloved award-winning author Paul Yoon comes a spectacular collection of unique stories, each confronting themes of identity, belonging, and the collision of cultures across countries and centuries.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA boy searches for his father, a prison guard on Sakhalin Island. In Barcelona, a woman is tasked with spying on a prizefighter who may or may not be her estranged son. A samurai escorts an orphan to his countrymen in the Edo Period. A formerly incarcerated man starts a new life in a small town in upstate New York and attempts to build a family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Hive and the Honey \u003c\/i\u003eis a bold and indelible collection by celebrated author Paul Yoon, one that portrays the vastness and complexity of diasporic communities, with each story bringing to light the knotty inheritances of their characters. How does a North Korean defector connect with the child she once left behind? What are the traumas that haunt a Korean settlement in Far East Russia? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLauded as a \"quotidian\u003ci\u003e-\u003c\/i\u003esurreal craft\u003ci\u003e-\u003c\/i\u003emaster\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e magazine), Yoon's stunning stories are laced with beauty and cruelty, and \u003ci\u003eThe Hive and the Honey\u003c\/i\u003e is the work of an author writing at the very height of his powers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e S\u0026amp;s\/ Marysue Rucci Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/10\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668020791\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2023 pg. 6\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/07\/2023\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Paul Yoon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43084198969525,"sku":"9781668020791","price":22.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_1b0fec0b-db75-475b-aa48-dba547b2b314.jpg?v=1692112589","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-hive-and-the-honey-stories-9781668020791","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}