The Rainfall Market
In The Rainfall Market, you can trade a misfortune for a happiness. Dive into a magical and uplifting world in this Korean bestselling sensation . . . A rumour surrounds an old house. Send a letter and if it's chosen a mysterious ticket will be delivered to you. No one is more surprised than Serin when she receives a ticket inviting her to a market that opens once a year when it rains. Here she's offered to swap her life for another. A better one. The problem? She has one week to find the perfect life and true happiness, or she'll be trapped inside the market forever. Accompanied by Isha the cat, Serin searches through bookstores, hair salons and perfumeries before time runs out. All while a shadow follows quietly behind them . .
You Yeong-Gwang (Author) You Yeong-Gwang was born in Seongnam in 1984. He wrote this story during breaks while delivering food for a living. He felt truly happy while writing this story and wishes for all readers to find healing and courage through it so that they may go out and find their own happiness. Slin Jung (Translator) Slin Jung is a freelance translator and interpreter based in Toronto, Canada. Her published translations include the non-fiction Gwangju Uprising and the short story \"Black is Black, White is White\" in The Age of Doubt. She also contributed to the translation of Beyond the Story- 10-Year Record of BTS.
Author: You Yeong-Gwang
Format: Hardback, 224 pages, 135mm x 205mm, 281 g
Published: 2024, Penguin Books Ltd, United Kingdom
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
In The Rainfall Market, you can trade a misfortune for a happiness. Dive into a magical and uplifting world in this Korean bestselling sensation . . . A rumour surrounds an old house. Send a letter and if it's chosen a mysterious ticket will be delivered to you. No one is more surprised than Serin when she receives a ticket inviting her to a market that opens once a year when it rains. Here she's offered to swap her life for another. A better one. The problem? She has one week to find the perfect life and true happiness, or she'll be trapped inside the market forever. Accompanied by Isha the cat, Serin searches through bookstores, hair salons and perfumeries before time runs out. All while a shadow follows quietly behind them . .
You Yeong-Gwang (Author) You Yeong-Gwang was born in Seongnam in 1984. He wrote this story during breaks while delivering food for a living. He felt truly happy while writing this story and wishes for all readers to find healing and courage through it so that they may go out and find their own happiness. Slin Jung (Translator) Slin Jung is a freelance translator and interpreter based in Toronto, Canada. Her published translations include the non-fiction Gwangju Uprising and the short story \"Black is Black, White is White\" in The Age of Doubt. She also contributed to the translation of Beyond the Story- 10-Year Record of BTS.