The Prince of Mournful Thoughts and Other Stories (Drue Heinz Literature Prize)
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Winner 2020 Drue Heinz Literature Prize Finalist 2021 Northern California Book Award Longlist 2021 PEN/Robert Bingham Prize Longlist 2020 The Story Prize Exploring what it means to be human through the Korean diaspora Caroline Kims stories feature many voices. From a teenage girl in 1980s America to a boy growing up in the middle of the Korean War to an immigrant father struggling to be closer to his adult daughter or to a suburban housewife whose equilibrium depends upon a therapy robot each character must face their less-than-ideal circumstances and find a way to overcome them without losing themselves. Language often acts as a barrier as characters try fail and momentarily succeed in connecting with each other. With humor insight and curiosity Kims wide-ranging stories explore themes of culture communication travel and family. Ultimately what unites these characters across time and distance is their longing for human connection and a search for the placeor peoplethat will feel like home.
