Once the Shore (2009)

by Paul Yoon

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Ethereal stories set on a South Korean island introduce a haunting new voice in international fiction.

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Quiet stories. Imagery. Snowy. (

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Kiramke | Jun 27, 2023 |

Wonderful prose, but syrupy slow and a bit surreal (

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TheBookJunky | Apr 22, 2016 |

Very interesting set of short stories set on a Korean island by a Korean-American writer. These stories delighted me with their poetry and the depth of Yoon's imagination and perception. (

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nmele | Apr 6, 2013 |

Wonderful prose, but syrupy slow and a bit surreal (

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Awards

5 Under 35 Award (2010)

Asian American Literary Award (Winner – 2010)

Independent Publisher Book Awards (Bronze – Short Story Fiction – 2010)

John C. Zacharis First Book Award (2009)

Distinctions

The New York Times Notable Books of the Year (Fiction & Poetry – 2009)

Publishers Weekly's Best Books of the Year (Fiction – 2009)

San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year (Fiction – 2009)

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Los Angeles Times Best Books of the Year (Fiction – 2009)

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Canonical title

Once the Shore

Original title

Once the Shore

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Original publication date

2009

People/Characters

Important places

Korea

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Epigraph

Dedication

For my parents and my brother,

Chang Nam Yoon, Sung Jung Yoon, and Peter Yoon.

First words

On this particular evening the woman told the waiter about her husband's hair: parted always on his right and combed finely so that each strand shone like amber from the shower he took prior to meeting her for their evening walks.

Quotations

Maybe going somewhere else was an act of remembrance, of where you were from.

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Lee, Don

Norman, Howard

Patchett, Ann

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