Product Description
A Thousand Blues
Author: Cheon Seon-ran
Format: Paperback
The #1 Korean Instant Bestseller and Prizewinner
Discover the original and uplifting sensation for fans of CONVENIENCE STORE WOMAN and KLARA AND THE SUN
'Engaging, touching, subtly disturbing' — K-Lit Review
'A stunningly crafted novel, evoking a myriad emotions' — Kim Bo-young
'A dazzling, warm novel that shows us how to move forward as a society without leaving anyone or anything behind' — Choi Jin-young, author of To the Warm Horizon
From its perch on top of a pile of junk inside a shed, Coli, a robot with powerful observational qualities, waits patiently for someone to find it.
Coli is special among AI robots. This is because Coli has the capacity for emotion.
Today, Coli is feeling particularly in awe - of the sky in all its wondrous shades of blue.
Luckily for Coli, a young girl is about to pass by. She is obsessed with robots.
Together, they will save a life.
But first, they must make friends, put themselves at risk, and pull off the mother of all deceptions.
'Feels like a feather softly descending and tickling my heart' — Reader review
'A breath of fresh air' — Reader review
'Full of human warmth' — Reader review
About the Author
Born in 1993, Cheon Seon-ran is a graduate of Dankook University and Anyang Arts school. She often dreams of a world where humans become a minority in a world of flora and fauna, and what the end of the world might look like. She penned her thoughts down in this novel which won the 4th Korea Sci-fi Literature Award. A THOUSAND BLUES has been adapted as a stage musical in Korea and will be published around the world.
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