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Miles from Nowhere

by Nami Mun

Average based on 2 comments. Synopses & Reviews Customer Comments (2) ISBN13: 9781594483981 ISBN10: 1594483981 Condition: Standard All Product Details

 

Awards

2010 Morning News Tournament of Books Nominee

2010 Morning News Tournament of Books Nominee

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Synopses & Reviews

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A major voice in fiction debuts with the story of a teenage runaway on the streets of 1980s New York.

Teenage Joon is a Korean immigrant living in the Bronx of the 1980s. Her parents have crumbled under the weight of her father?s infidelity; he has left the family, and mental illness has rendered her mother nearly catatonic. So Joon, at the age of thirteen, decides she would be better off on her own, a choice that commences a harrowing and often tragic journey that exposes the painful difficulties of a life lived on the margins. Joon?s adolescent years take her from a homeless shelter to an escort club, through struggles with addiction, to jobs selling newspapers and cosmetics, committing petty crimes, and finally toward something resembling hope.

Synopsis:

In raw and beautiful prose, debut novelist Mun delivers the story of a young woman who is at once tough and vulnerable, faced with insurmountable odds and yet fiercely determined to survive. In the process, Mun creates one of the most indelible characters in recent fiction.

Synopsis:

A major voice in fiction debuts with the story of a teenage runaway on the streets of 1980s New York.

Teenage Joon is a Korean immigrant living in the Bronx of the 1980s. Her parents have crumbled under the weight of her father's infidelity; he has left the family, and mental illness has rendered her mother nearly catatonic. So Joon, at the age of thirteen, decides she would be better off on her own, a choice that commences a harrowing and often tragic journey that exposes the painful difficulties of a life lived on the margins. Joon's adolescent years take her from a homeless shelter to an escort club, through struggles with addiction, to jobs selling newspapers and cosmetics, committing petty crimes, and finally toward something resembling hope.

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About the Author

Nami Mun was born in Seoul, South Korea, and grew up there and in Bronx, New York. She has worked as an Avon Lady, an activities coordinator for a nursing home, a photojournalist, and a criminal investigator. After earning her GED, she graduated from UC Berkeley, and earned an MFA from the University of Michigan. A recipient of a Pushcart Prize, she has published in numerous journals including the 2007 Pushcart Prize anthology, The Iowa Review, Tin House, Evergreen Review, Witness, and other journals. She currently lives in Chicago.

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Matthew Holley, May 21, 2010 (view all comments by Matthew Holley)
More a collection of joined short stories than a novel, about a Korean teenage girl in the Bronx who runs away from home and gets all tangled up in trying to survive, including drug abuse and prostitution. A jolting read. It's not often you come upon this kind of protagonist and I wonder how much of the book was autobiographical. I'm interested to see what Mun puts out next.

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A simply breathless, extraordinary work of fiction.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9781594483981

Author:

Mun, Nami

Publisher:

Riverhead Books

Subject:

Literary

Subject:

Literature-A to Z

Copyright:

2009

Edition Description:

Mass Market

Publication Date:

20090931

Binding:

TRADE PAPER

Grade Level:

from 12

Language:

English

Pages:

304

Dimensions:

7.12x5.04x.84 in. .48 lbs.

Age Level:

17-17

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Product details 304 pages Riverhead Books - 2010-12-22 English 9781594483981 Reviews:

"Synopsis" by Ingram, In raw and beautiful prose, debut novelist Mun delivers the story of a young woman who is at once tough and vulnerable, faced with insurmountable odds and yet fiercely determined to survive. In the process, Mun creates one of the most indelible characters in recent fiction.

"Synopsis" by Ingram, A major voice in fiction debuts with the story of a teenage runaway on the streets of 1980s New York.

Teenage Joon is a Korean immigrant living in the Bronx of the 1980s. Her parents have crumbled under the weight of her father's infidelity; he has left the family, and mental illness has rendered her mother nearly catatonic. So Joon, at the age of thirteen, decides she would be better off on her own, a choice that commences a harrowing and often tragic journey that exposes the painful difficulties of a life lived on the margins. Joon's adolescent years take her from a homeless shelter to an escort club, through struggles with addiction, to jobs selling newspapers and cosmetics, committing petty crimes, and finally toward something resembling hope.