{"product_id":"vaseline-buddha-9781941920343","title":"Vaseline Buddha","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"If someone in the future asks in frustration, 'What has Korean literature been up to?' we can quietly hand them \u003ci\u003eVaseline Buddha\u003c\/i\u003e.\" -- Pak Mingyu\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA tragicomic odyssey told through free association scrubs the depths of the human psyche to achieve a higher level of consciousness equal to Zen meditation. The story opens when our sleepless narrator thwarts a would-be thief outside his moonlit window, then delves into his subconscious imagination to explore a variety of geographical and mental locations--real, unreal, surreal--to explore the very nature of reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJung Young Moon\u003c\/b\u003e, 2005 alum of Iowa's International Writing Program, is one of South Korea's most award-winning, eccentric, and handsome authors, often compared to Kafka and Beckett.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Deep Vellum Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/05\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781941920343\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.20w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2016 pg. 79\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/05\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Young Moon Jung","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38606862844085,"sku":"9781941920343","price":12.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_e8bffc67-e07f-4da2-8676-3921d938d337.jpg?v=1614086723","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/vaseline-buddha-9781941920343","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}