{"product_id":"vaseline-buddha-jung-young-moon-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\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jung Young Moon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1941920349\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781941920343\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Deep Vellum Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/05\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\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\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2016 pg. 79\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/05\/2016\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jung Young Moon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43989564948735,"sku":"9781941920343","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f96c24b2-efca-4df7-bf90-5255882fd1be.jpg?v=1683300231","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/vaseline-buddha-jung-young-moon-9781941920343","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}